Blackberry Roll

Submitted by keen5

"This is sooo yummy. It doesn't last long in my family. I got this recipe from my 1970 Southern Living Cookbook. Prep time is approximate."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 2⁄3 - 3⁄4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 3 cups blackberries
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
• 3 cups blackberries
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• whipped cream

directions

1. Combine flour, 1 teaspoons salt, baking powder and 1 tsp.sugar.
2. Cut in shortening.
3. Add milk and mix well.
4. Turn dough on a lightly floured board and knead.
5. Roll to a thickness of 1/3 inch.
6. Brush with melted butter.
7. Sprinkle with 3 cups of berries, 1/2 cup sugar and the cinnamon.
8. Roll the dough like a jelly roll.
9. Place in a large, well oiled 13x9 inch baking pan.
10. Surround with remainder of berries and sugar.
11. Bake at 425 degrees for about 30 minutes.
12. Slice and serve with sauce from the pan and topped with whipped cream.

Reviews

[Little Old Me]

I would double up the dough, it was too thin and the filling didnt want to stay in. Also, you may want to line the pan with foil as the black juice burns on the pan and doesn't like to come off. The taste was not bad, and the smell was heavenly as it cooked!