Bread & Yeast Recipes > Tea Cakes

How to make tea cakes:
Tea cakes are a Traditional English tea time snack. They are usually served split in half, toasted and buttered.



Ingredients

5 cups self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons dripping or butter
3 tablespoons caster/superfine sugar
3 tablespoons sultanas
1 egg
1/4 pint water
1/4 pint milk
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Sieve the flour and salt into a large basin and rub in the fat until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the sugar and fruit.
- Combine the milk and water and mix in the egg.
- Add to the dry ingredients.
- A soft dough should be achieved.
- Divide into eight.
- Form into flat cakes.
- Place on a greased tray and bake at 150 degrees Centigrade (see temperature conversions) for 30 minutes.





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