Tammy Wynettes Old Fashioned Tea Cakes Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, cream Crisco and sugar together until well blended. Add eggs and beat until combined.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Gradually add flour mixture to Crisco mixture while beating; add vanilla and milk, blending into dough.
• Use a tablespoon to drop dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until tea cakes are slightly gold around the edges. Sprinkle with sanding sugar while tea cakes are still warm (optional). Cool completely before storing in airtight container.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. Knead dough for a few turnns on a floured board until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

MAMIE'S TEACAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease two large (14-by-16-inch) cookie sheets with shortening.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Using an electric mixer set to medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla. Add the sour cream and mix well. On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture until just blended. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board, and gently pat with floured hands to a 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a 2-inch round, floured cookie cutter and place about 1 inch apart on the cookie sheets. Bake until the teacakes are lightly browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. Do not overbake. Sprinkle with a couple of tablespoons of sugar and remove the cookies to a rack to cool.

GRANDMOTHER'S OLD-TIME TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Mix shortening and sugar together with pastry blender or two forks.
• Combine eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Stir wet ingredients into shortening/sugar mixture.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.
• Sift dry ingredients in with wet ingredients and mix thoroughly. Dough should be the correct consistancy to roll, so you may need to add or decrease the dry ingredients as necessary.
• Place dough on lightly floured board or pastry cloth and roll out to approximately 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut cookies with round cookie cutter (my grandmother used a 2-inch biscuit cutter) and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until just beginning to brown. Don't overcook!
• Store in a covered tin or plastic container.

OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the baking powder Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
• Stir into the creamed mixture.
• Add the salt and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour gradually until a soft dough forms.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Press with a damp cloth wrapped around the bottom of a glass.
• Bake at 350*F for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on wire racks.

BILBO'S FAMOUS OLD-FASHIONED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy with electric mixer at a medium speed.
• Slowly add 2 cups sugar, beating well. Beat in eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Mix flour and baking soda together, then slowly beat in to butter mixture.
• Cover and chill for at least 8 hours.
• Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter and place cakes 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheets, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges become slightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

OLD FASHIONED TEA CAKES II

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Stir in eggs, and beat well. Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should brown slightly.