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December 28, 2005

Tea Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes, Nan's Tea Cakes, Lavender Tea Cake,Spiced Tea Cakes, Southern Tea Cakes

Tea Cakes

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

PREPARATION:

Sift dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl; cut in shortening.
Add eggs and vanilla, and mix well.
Drop batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets.
Bake at 425° until edges begin to brown.
Recipe makes about 4 dozen tea cakes.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES


1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped confectioners' sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cream the butter adding sugar gradually until
light and fluffy. Stir in flour, vanilla, and walnuts or pecans.

Roll between hands into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove from oven and while still warm, roll in confectioners' sugar.

NAN'S TEA CAKES

3 cup. flour
1 cup. butter
1 cup. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup. buttermilk

Mix thoroughly all ingredients and then let set for about 1 hour, that gives
the batter time to rise. Spoon tablespoonfuls onto Pam sprayed cookie sheet.
They will spread and rise to be nice size cookie shaped tea cakes. Makes
about 30. Cooking time around 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Old time
ingredients: Fresh butter in mix and lard to grease pan.

Lavender Tea Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar
5 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 large egg white
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain fat-free or lowfat yogurt
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh lavender leaves
Glaze:
1/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat granulated sugar, butter, and vanilla at
medium speed until well-blended. Add egg and egg white, one at a time, beat
well after each addition. Sift flour and carefully measure.Combine the flour
with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stir well. (I often sift
again) Add flour the mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt,
beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in lavender. Pour the batter
into an 8-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for
about 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and remaining ingredients. Spread
on the warm cake. Cool in pan 20 minutes on a wire rack before removing from
the pan. To serve slice thinly and present on a pretty platter.

Spice Tea Cake
Ingredients:
1 1/8 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1/2 tsp. orange zest
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Pinch each of grounds cloves and nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/8 cup of strong brewed tea
1/3 cup oil
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Mix the
wet ingredients in another bowl. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and
stir in nuts. Pour into well greased bread pan (8x4x4) Bake for an hour
until center of cake tests done with a toothpick. Sprinkle with sifted
confectioners' sugar or glaze.

Southern Tea Cakes
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together. Add
remaining ingredients and blend well. Dough should be soft. Roll dough out
onto a floured surface until approximately 1/4-inch thick. Cut dough into
desired shapes and bake on a slightly greased sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.

Contributed to our recipe list by Linda.

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