Old Fashion Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/3 c. shortening or lard
1 egg
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 tsp. soda
1/3 c. buttermilk
2 1/3 c. all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring

Preparation

Grease a baking sheet lightly.
Start oven 10 minutes before baking.
Set to moderately hot, 415\u00b0 to 425\u00b0.
Measure sugar and shortening and cream well.
Add egg and beat until smooth and fluffy.
Stir in nutmeg, vanilla and salt.
Stir soda into buttermilk and add flour and buttermilk, a bit at a time.
Begin and end with flour.
Stir until smooth.
Remove 1/3 of dough at a time to floured cloth and roll out about 1/8-inch thick. (Sprinkle with sugar.)
Cut out and lift to pan with pancake turner.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes (just blonde, not brown).
Makes 36 Tea Cakes.