Fresh Peach Cobbler Roll

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar (less if fruit is sweet)
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups pre-sifted self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups fresh peaches, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• 2 heat sugar and water in medium saucepan until sugar is disolved.
• 3 cut shortening into flour until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• 4 add milk and stir with fork until dough leaves side of bowl.
• 5 turn dough onto lightly floured surface or pastry cloth and knead only until smooth.
• 6 roll dough out to form a large rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
• 7 sprinkle cinnamon over the peaches and spread the mixture evenly over the dough.
• 8 roll dough up like a jelly roll.
• 9 dampen the edge of the dough to seal.
• 10 cut the roll into about 16 slices.
• 11 place the slices on edge in the pan of melted butter.
• 12 carefully pour sugar syrup around the rolls.
• 13 this will look like too much liquid, but the crust will absorb it.
• 14 bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until most of the juice has been absorbed.