Southern Buttermilk Tea Cakes Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Southern Buttermilk Tea Cakes Recipe - Los Angeles Times

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Buttermilk adds tenderness and tang to these soft, cake-like cookies, a great blank canvas for your favorite extracts or spices.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon iodized table salt (or 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (or ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice)
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup butter-flavored vegetable shortening, such as Crisco, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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