Tea Cakes
- 1 pint flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1 tablespoon mashed potato
- 1 cup raisins or currants
Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt twice; cut in shortening; moisten with milk, adding potato and currants. Roll gently to thickness of one inch; cut in round cakes the size of small tea-plate. Bake 20 minutes in oven; cup open, butter and replace, cutting each cake in flour. Serve hot.
Submitted by Jun 24, 2009
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