Old Fashioned German Butter Roll

While growing up all over the world, the one thing I missed about Germany was a breadlike pudding that my neighbor Babel would make for us kids while we waited for our parents to come home from work. Finally after all these years.. I located the orginal recipe and here it is.. This beats bread pudding. And I LOVE BREAD PUDDING.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup butter, not margarine
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  ice water
• 2  cups sugar
• 6  tablespoons nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup  melted butter
• 1  quart half-and-half

Directions

1. Cut butter into flour and sugar mixture.
2. add water,
3. roll on floured surface to 1/4 inch thick,.
4. brush with butter and liberally dust nut meg and sugar mixture,
5. Reserve 1/2 for later. Roll jelly roll style, cut in two.
6. Seal both ends of each roll. place in 9x13 pan.
7. Pour 3/4 quart of half and half over rolls sprinkle rest of sugar mixture on top.
8. Place in oven uncovered for one hour at 325*.