OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN BUTTER ROLL

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Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll is rich, moist and decadent. Like many other Southern classics, this favorite dessert economical to make.

Old Fashion Southern Favorite Butter Roll dessert
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.
Old Fashion Southern Favorite Butter Roll dessert

Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll

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, quick, easy, and delicious!!

mixing dough

Cut shortening into flour
mixing ingredients
Add milk and stir
dough
Roll out into a rectangle, spread on sugar and cinnamon
butter roll
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.
butter roll
He didn’t think it was so weird after he tasted it! 😉
Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll

 

Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll

Old Fashion Southern Butter Roll

Old Fashioned Southern Butter Roll is rich, moist and decadent. Like many other Southern classics, this favorite dessert economical to make.
Author: Paula
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 9 servings

Ingredients

Butter Roll

  • 2 cups 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 cups milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cut shortening into flour with a 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 an 8x8-inch 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg
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57 Comments

  1. OMG these look amazing! Can't wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday each week. I appreciate YOU! Can't wait to see what you link up next 🙂
    Michelle

  2. My grandma used this make this and it's the first time I've seen the recipe anywhere! So glad to have it now! Yum-o! Kathy Penney@ Pinner Takes All.com

  3. Can't wait to try these! It's easy enough for my kiddos to make, too! Thank you for sharing at All my Bloggy Friends this week!

  4. Truly strange but I have a tween baker in my house who would love to pour milk all over some rolls. Thanks for sharing it on foodie friday.

  5. Mmmmmmm! Can't wait to give these a try! Thanks for linking up!!

  6. These look good and not too difficult. I'm going to give them a try. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Gail (BibleLoveNotes.com)

  7. another super recipe! Making a copy of this one we like our buttered rolls around here-so I'm sure these would be a HIT!!

  8. These look AMAZING! I am visiting from the happy hours projects linky. I am your newest follower! I blog over at http://www.garagesalesrus.blogspot.com/ hope you will stop by and do the same. I also have an awesome giveaway going on right now with a Cricut Machine! It onlt has hours left on it so hurry and enter!

    Robin

  9. Those look delish! I will have to make those this weekend for my kidlets.

  10. Definitely sounds weird at first, but it looks gooooooooooooood
    Seeing the recipe I know it's something I'd just love to eat 🙂

    1. I remember this recipe very well. My grandma use to make this for us all the time along with, her mom’s tea cakes, cookies, pies, fried hand pies, all sorts of cakes, biscuits, pie dough cookies, all sorts of southern desserts and classics. Living in the south we actually always got the best of the best and I miss my grandmothers so much, happy I did get so many of my favorite recipes they made for me, thank you for bringing this recipe back into my life, I have to retrieve my grandmothers recipe and try this almost long list favorite

      1. I have the same memories of my grandmother’s cooking. Thank you for your sweet comment.

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