INGREDIENTS
Filling:
- 2 cups blackberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
Pastry:
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 tbls butter
- 1/2 to 1 cup water (sufficient for a stiff dough)
DIRECTIONS
Mix the pastry and roll it thin; about 1/4 inch thick. Meanwhile; sprinkle the berries with sugar. Spread berries on the dough (rectangle shaped). Roll jelly roll fashion, and pinch sides and ends to seal completely. Place dough in a piece of wet muslin. Tie ends to form a bag. Lower the bag into a pan of boiling water an boil for 45 minutes. Never let the boiling stop. Remove roll from bag and place on warm serving platter. Can be served with hard sauce.