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Recipe: Grandma's Tea Cakes, Cinnamon Tea Cakes, Welsh Tea Cakes, Hot Orange Tea Cakes
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Angel 6-14-1999
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 MSG ID: 0041169
Katie, couldn't find the actual recipe you are wanting, hope these will do instead. Sorry about that...Angel

GRANDMA'S TEA CAKES

2 c. sugar
1 c. Crisco
1/2 c. buttermilk
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. plain flour

Cream shortening, add sugar, then beaten eggs. Into 1 cup flour sift soda and baking powder; add this to sugar
mixture. Add milk and vanilla, now enough flour to make soft dough. Turn onto floured board and knead until smooth. Roll about 1/4-inch thick, cut into any shapes and bake at 350 degrees until brown and done about 10 minutes.
Makes about 120 tea cakes.

CINNAMON TEA CAKES
Makes about 3 1/2 dozen

1 c. butter or margarine
2 1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla

In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat
butter until light and fluffy. At low speed, blend in 1/2 cup sugar, flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the salt and vanilla. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease cookie sheet. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until a golden brown. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Roll hot tea cakes in this mixture. Cool.

WELSH TEA CAKES

3 level c. flour
3/4 c. butter or 1 1/2 bars
3/4 c. currants
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 rounded tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt

Add salt and baking powder to flour. Blend into softened butter. Add sugar and currants. Next add beaten eggs. Mix into stiff dough. Add 1/4 cup of milk if needed. Roll out 1/4-inch thick. Use small cookie cutter. Bake in electric frying pan 380 degrees. Check in 5 minutes; turn cookie over. When done, sprinkle with fine sugar while tea cakes are hot.

HOT ORANGE TEA CAKES

2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. sugar
grated rind of 1 large orange
1/2 c. melted butter
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. concentrated orange juice
2 unbeaten eggs
1 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

In a large bowl, sift dry ingredients together. Add orange juice, rind, butter, eggs and pecans; mix well and pour into well greased muffin tins. Top with mixture of 1 tablespoon flour, the brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot with butter.
Makes 12 tea cakes


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  ISO: Tea Cake Recipes
  Katie - 6-13-1999
 
MSG ID: 0041157
1 Recipe: Grandma's Tea Cakes, Cinnamon Tea Cakes, Welsh Tea Cakes, Hot Orange Tea Cakes
    Angel - 6-14-1999
   
MSG ID: 0041169
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