Blackberry Roly Poly Recipe ingredients

• 1 pint of blackberries
• ½ teaspoonful (scant) of salt
• ¼ cup of water
• ¼ cup of shortening
• ¾ cup of sugar
• Yolk of 1 egg
• 1½ cups of pastry flour
• Milk or water
• 3 level teaspoonfuls of baking powder
• White of 1 egg, beaten slightly
• Granulated sugar

To prepare this Blackberry Roly Poly Recipe, first cook the berries with the water in a covered saucepan until softened and stain through a sieve fine enough to keep back the seeds; add the sugar and let cook until quite thick, stirring occasionally. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, work in the shortening and mix to a dough with the yolk of egg and a little milk or water. Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead, to get it in shape, then roll out into a rectangular sheet one-fourth an inch thick; cut this into four pieces longer than wide. Spread each piece with the blackberry mixture, roll up like a jelly roll and set into a baking pan. Brush the top of each roll with white of egg, then dredge with sugar. Bake about twenty-five minutes. Serve hot with the rest of the blackberry, kept hot in boiling water, as a sauce.