Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

8 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 3/4 c. shortening
  • 5 1/2 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
  2. 2
    Make hole in center and add eggs, shortening, buttermilk, soda and vanilla. Mix together as you would biscuits.
  3. 3
    Chill dough for 1 hour.
  4. 4
    Roll 3/8-inch thick on generously floured board.
  5. 5
    Cut with 3-inch cutter and bake at 425°.
  6. 6
    Yields 6 to 7 dozen.

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