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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 90 Minutes |
Ready In: 110 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A neighbor when I was growing up used to make this and shared the recipe with my mother. Serve with cream or your favorite pudding sauce. Ingredients:
dough |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
3 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup shortening, chilled |
2/3 cup cold milk |
filling |
2 cups cherries, pitted and halved |
3/4 cup white sugar |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest |
2 tablespoons butter, melted |
Directions:
1. To make dough: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or two knives, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk, a little at a time, and mix well. Knead briefly. Set aside.
2. For filling: In a medium bowl, stir together cherries, sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest until well mixed.
3. On a floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle 1/4 inch thick. Brush with melted butter. Spread the cherry filling evenly over the surface of the dough, leaving 1/2 inch around the edges. Roll up the dough, starting at a short end, and pinch together all the edges so that the juice will not escape. Wrap roll in a kitchen towel or cheesecloth and tie loosely.
4. Place in a steamer or colander over boiling water, cover and steam for 90 minutes, until dough is firm. Remove cloth, slice and serve.
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