Old Fashioned Southern Butter Roll is rich, moist and decadent. Like many other Southern classics, this favorite dessert economical to make.
A light biscuit-type dough is layered with butter and sugar then covered in a milk mixture and baked until golden.
The milk mixture makes a wonderful, sweet and buttery sauce.
This is the type of dessert that you tell yourself ‘just one bite’ then you’ll stand over it and eat spoonful after spoonful straight from the pan.
Old Fashioned Butter Roll has been a Southern favorite for years! In fact, I had an old newspaper clipping from long ago that I have passed over time and again and never made it. Saturday I wanted something sweet, but easy. There the clipping was again, begging to be made. The directions were simple enough so I gave it a try.
Wow, I wish I had not passed it over so many times before. I love it!! It was economical. It was quick. It was easy. It was delicious!!
Cut shortening into flour
Add milk and stir
Roll out into a rectangle, spread on sugar and cinnamon
Slice into rolls and add to baking dish
Pour milk mixture over rolls.
I know, weird, right?
I saw Big Daddy eyeing it like it was the weirdest thing he’d ever seen.
He didn’t think it was so weird after he tasted it! 😉
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Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Old Fashioned Southern Butter Roll is rich, moist and decadent. Like many other Southern classics, this favorite dessert economical to make.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American/Southern
Keyword: dessert
Ingredients
Butter Roll
- 2 cup self rising flour
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Milk Sauce
- 2 cup milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut shortening into flour with fork. Sir in milk. On a floured surface, dump out dough and press together with hands to form a ball. Roll into a rectangle (about 8x10). Spread softened butter over dough, sprinkle 1/4 c sugar and cinnamon over top. Roll up and press together lightly. Slice and place in 8x8 baking dish.
- In a saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients and heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbles just begin to form. Pour milk sauce over rolls. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly brown. Allow to sit and cool slightly. Great with vanilla ice cream.
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Mary M says
My mother made the tastiest butter roll. For many years I’ve tried to come up with a butter roll that compares to hers, but no luck. I am elated! that I’ve come across your recipe. The one thing that my mother did with her roll was to just leave it rolled, and then cook. She would cut servings from the roll.
Paula says
Oh, I like the idea of leaving it in a roll. I’ll try that.
Kay says
My grandmother used canned sweet milk instead of this sauce.
Elaine Matthews says
Am I missing something?? I can’t seem to find the sauce recipe?? Looks so good i wanted to try it! 🙂
Paula says
The milk sauce ingredients are listed in the gray recipe box above under ‘Milk Sauce’ – the last 3 ingredients and the instructions are in #2 in the ‘Instructions’.
Jennifer says
Sorry I still don’t find the recipe for the Milk Sauce, can someone help???
Paula says
It’s the last 3 ingredients and the second set of instructions
Ron Nelson says
This looks like something I have been searching for since I was 15, spent a year with my aunt in Sikeston, Mo. It was my favorite and I have never seen a recipe for an old fashioned butter roll! You may have just made me the happiest guy in the world! I have to try it, but it sure sounds the same. Ironically, I found by accident while scrolling and checking out the pecan cobbler and monkeybread. I am going to like your blog and I will let you know. Thank you so much. God bless!