Fruit Rolls

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoonfuls of butter
• 1 teaspoonful cinnamon
• 2 tablespoonfuls sugar
• 1 cupful dried currants
• ½ cupful raisins
• 2 tablespoonfuls citron
• 2 cupfuls chopped apples

Method

1. 1

   Make a biscuit mixture using 4 tablespoons of butter.

2. 2

   Roll to ½ inch thickness, spread butter, cinnamon, and sugar over it.

3. 3

   For fruit, use dried currants, raisins with citron, or chopped apples.

4. 4

   Roll like a jelly roll, cut into ½ inch thick pieces, and place cut side down on buttered tins.

5. 5

   Bake in a hot oven for 15 to 30 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A text-book of cooking (1915) by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer, page 93. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRUIT ROLLS Make a biscuit mixture, using 4 tablespoonfuls of butter instead of 2 tablespoonfuls of fat, as given in the recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits. Gently roll to \ inch thickness, and spread the following ingredients over it : 1 tablespoonful butter \ teaspoonful cinnamon 2 tablespoonfuls sugar Fruit For the fruit use : J cupful dried currants, or \ cupful raisins and 2 tablespoonfuls citron, or 2 cupfuls chopped apples

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