Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
Ingredients
4 eggs
2 C. sugar
2 sticks margarine
2 Tbsp. shortening
6 C. self-rising flour
1/2 C. buttermilk
1/2 C. water
Cooking Instructions
Mix all ingredients together except liquids. Add milk and water until dough is not stiff. Roll out on floured cutting board to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutter into desired shapes. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes. Or place in iron skillet surrounded by hot coals and covered with heated lid. Cooking time on oven hearth takes about 5 minutes. This recipe dates back to the early 1900’s.
"But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'" (Matthew 4:4)
