Cranberry Rolypoly

Name: Cranberry Rolypoly
Ingredients: Cranberry Sauce; 3 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen); 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup coarsely chopped navel orange, rind included; 1 stick cinnamon (4 inches); Dough; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick); 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 1/2 cup milk; Filling; 2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons margarine; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts; Garnish; 1/4 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen); 3 tablespoons light corn syrup; orange slice; fresh mint leaves (optional); heavy cream (optional)

23 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

Cranberry Sauce
3 cups cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup coarsely chopped navel orange, rind included
1 stick cinnamon (4 inches)
Dough
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/2 cup milk
Filling
2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Garnish
1/4 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
orange slice
fresh mint leaves (optional)
heavy cream (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to hot (400 degrees Fahrenheit). Grease and flour a cookie sheet.
2

Prepare Cranberry Sauce:
3

Combine cranberries, sugar, orange and cinnamon in saucepan. Bring to boiling. Lower heat; simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 - 15 minutes or until berries have popped and mixture is very thick. Cool completely. Remove cinnamon.
4

Meanwhile, prepare Dough:
5

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium-size bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in rind. Gradually stir in milk with fork to form soft dough.
6

Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Roll out into 14 x 11-inch rectangle. Transfer to prepared cookie sheet.
7

To Fill Roll:
8

Brush dough with melted butter. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar and the nuts. Spread dough with cooled Cranberry Sauce, leaving 2-inch border all the way around. With a long side of the dough facing you, fold left and right short sided inward to that ends touch edges of Cranberry Sauce. Beginning with long side, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Gently seal edges with fingers. Turn roll so seam-side is down.
9

Bake in preheated hot oven (400 degrees Fahrenheit) for 25 - 30 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully transfer to wire rack to cool.
10

Prepare Garnish:
11

Combine the cranberries and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, util berries just begin to pop, 2 - 3 minutes. Cool.
12

Transfer rolypoly to serving plate. Garnish with the cranberries, orange slices and mint leaves, if you wish. Serve with heavy cream if you wish.