Raisin Roll

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 level teaspoons’ baking powder
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• Milk to bind
• Salt

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour, baking powder and salt.

2. 2

   Rub in half the butter and pour in enough milk to mix.

3. 3

   Roll out about half inch thick, keeping as square as possible.

4. 4

   Cover well with seeded raisins, and a squeeze of lemon juice.

5. 5

   Cream sugar and the rest of the butter; dot half of this mixture over the raisins, and roll up like a jam roll.

6. 6

   Put in baking dish, and spread the top with the rest of the butter and sugar mixture.

7. 7

   Pour half cup of boiling water into baking dish, and bake in a moderate oven 30 to 45 minutes.

8. 8

   Serve with lemon sauce.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Australian sunshine cookery book for every housewife (1920) by Dried Fruits Industry Throughout Australia. Joint Publicity Committee, Australian Dried Fruits Association, Western Australian Dried Fruits Board, Victorian Dried Fruits Board, New South Wales Dried Fruits Board, South Australian Dried Fruits Board, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Raisin Roll. 2 cups flour. 4 tablespoons butter. 2 level teaspoons’ baking 4 tablespoons sugar. powder. Milk to bind. Salt

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