Cherry Roly Poly recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup shortening, chilled
.66 cup cold milk
2 cups cherries, pitted and halved
¾ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Nutrition Info

407.8 calories
carbohydrate: 66.8 g
cholesterol: 12.3 mg
fat: 13.8 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 5.8 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 606.6 mg
sugar: 33.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. To make dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or two knives, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk, a little at a time, and mix well. Knead briefly. Set aside.

  2. For filling: In a medium bowl, stir together cherries, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest until well mixed.

  3. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle 1/4 inch thick. Brush with melted butter. Spread the cherry filling evenly over the surface of the dough, leaving 1/2 inch around the edges. Roll up the dough, starting at a short end, and pinch together all the edges so that the juice will not escape. Wrap roll in a kitchen towel or cheesecloth and tie loosely.

  4. Place in a steamer or colander over boiling water, cover and steam for 90 minutes, until dough is firm. Remove cloth, slice and serve.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A neighbor when I was growing up used to make this and shared the recipe with my mother. Serve with cream or your favorite pudding sauce.

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