grandmother's old fashioned butter roll

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking pan.
• in a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. cut shortening in thoroughly with a pastry blender until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. stir in water and press dough together with your hands. roll out pastry into a large rectangle. spread the butter evenly over the pastry, then sprinkle on 1/4 cup sugar and nutmeg. roll up the dough jelly roll style and pinch to seal. cut into 12 even slices. place the rolls in the prepared pan.
• in a small saucepan, heat milk, 2/3 cup sugar and vanilla until mixture begins to bubble. pour milk mixture over rolls.
• bake in preheated oven until brown, about 30 to 40 minutes.