Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, best victorian tea cakes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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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.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:

1. Take 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
2. Prepare 1 Cup sugar
3. Make ready 1 large egg
4. Take 1 teaspoon baking powder
5. Take 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
7. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
10. Make ready 2 1/4 C flour
11. Take 1/2 C buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy)
12. Prepare Buttermilk
13. Take 1/2 cup milk
14. Prepare 2 teaspoons white vinegar
15. Take Optional Glaze
16. Make ready 3 C confectioners sugar
17. Make ready 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
18. Make ready 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Our recipe calls for the zest of one lemon, adding just the right hint of citrus to the buttery tea cake. Tips On Making The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes. If your dough is too sticky to handle then roll it in between parchment paper. I've never had to add any extra flour to this recipe.

Steps to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:

1. Buttermilk: For this recipe, use 1/2 C of either 2% or whole milk and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar..stir well and let sit for 5 minutes
2. Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg
3. At this point it's better to add the spices so they mix well…so add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, vanilla and lemon extract and mix well
4. Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk
5. Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy
6. Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread)
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes
8. Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely
9. Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!
10. Enjoy! ❤️❤️

Adding extra flour for rolling can result in a drier, cracked tea cake and we want a smooth, pretty, tender, fluffy, picture-perfect tea. Tips for the best Southern Tea Cakes. Don't add extra flour when you start rolling out the cookies. Just have a lightly floured surface and sprinkle a little flour on top so you can roll them out. S. tea cakes can be cookies or small cakes.

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