Lavender Apricot Swirls

Cooking Light. June 2000

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons  chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh  lavender leaves
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  egg, lightly beaten
• 2  tablespoons  apricot preserves
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar

Directions

1. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
2. Stir in lavender. Add milk and egg, stirring until just moist.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 5 times. Roll into a 9"x7" rectangle. Spread preserves over dough, leaving a 1/2" border.
4. Beginning with long side, roll up jelly-roll style; pinch seam to seal (do not seal ends. Cut roll into 9 (1") slices. Place rolls, cut side up, in greased 8" round pan. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 35 minutes or until golden brown.