tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522000.post113540117944846841..comments2023-10-10T09:36:04.617-07:00Comments on Old Recipe Detective: Butter Roll Dessert RecipesHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08147165626178639004noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522000.post-28575907518823104082012-01-31T01:37:03.213-08:002012-01-31T01:37:03.213-08:00Interesting recipe. almost like cinnamon rolls wit...Interesting recipe. almost like cinnamon rolls with a custard.<br /><br />My Granny made a recipe once that<br />was also called Butter Roll.<br /><br />It came out looking sort of like<br />a peace cobbler without the peaches,<br />no custard with with cinnamon, and<br />a sugar syrup.<br /><br />Please let me know if you are familiar with a recipe like this.<br /><br />Thanks!!<br /><br />Brian A. McGee<br />Chicago, IL<br />brianamcgee@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522000.post-49457641000965777812008-04-27T19:11:00.000-07:002008-04-27T19:11:00.000-07:00My family makes it thus:Biscuit dough:4 handfuls s...My family makes it thus:<BR/><BR/>Biscuit dough:<BR/><BR/>4 handfuls self rising flour (White Lily) and 2 handfuls sugar<BR/><BR/>1 fistful of lard rubbed into flour<BR/><BR/>"enough" buttermilk to make a dough stiff enough to roll out.<BR/><BR/> Roll out about 1/4 inch thick in a big rectangle, spread with soft butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon<BR/>and sugar. Roll like a jelly roll and cut into slices (about an inch thick). Arrange the slices in a greased pan. <BR/> <BR/>Custard:<BR/><BR/>1 quart sweet milk<BR/>1 cup sugar<BR/>1 stick butter<BR/>4 eggs<BR/><BR/>Combine everything but eggs in a saucepan and slowly bring to a boil to melt the butter and dissolve the sugar. Beat eggs with a whisk and whisk in about half the hot milk milk mixture to temper the eggs. Stir egg mixture back into hot milk, add a spoon of vanilla and pour the custard over the rolls in the pan.Sprinkle a little cinnamon over all and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, till brown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com