Aunt Ethel'S Tea Cake Recipe(A Large Batch)
- 8 heaping c. self-rising flour (Red Band)
- 1 lb. butter
- 5 large eggs
- 1 can Carnation milk
- 1/2 c. Crisco
- 1/2 c. Crisco oil
- 2 1/2 c. regular sugar (Dixie Crystal)
- 3 Tbsp. vanilla
- 2 lb. brown sugar (1 dark and 1 light)
- In a large bowl or pan, put flour in.
- Add all sugar.
- Mix it well.
- Beat eggs well.
- Add milk, flavoring, oil and Crisco.
- Melt butter ahead and let cool enough so as not to cook eggs, then put all these ingredients in flour and sugar.
- Mix well.
- When you have it all mixed well, you can keep adding or sprinkle a little flour on top of dough just enough so you can handle it.
- Pinch it off in small biscuits.
- Roll it as a biscuit and place on greased pan.
- A shiny pan will bake them better than a dark one.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Bake until done.
- Check them in about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Some ovens bake faster than others.
flour, butter, eggs, carnation milk, crisco, crisco oil, regular sugar, vanilla, brown sugar
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=383996 (may not work)