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Title: Bolognese Pinwheels
Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients

      1 c  unsalted butter, room
           -temperature
      1 c  plus 2 tablespoons sugar
      2 lg eggs
  2 1/2 c  unbleached all purpose flour
  2 1/2 ts baking powder
      1 pn of salt
      1 c  thick fruit jam *
      1    egg yolk beaten with 2
           -teaspoons mi; lk (glaze)

Instructions

* sour cherry, fig, strawberry, quince, or apricot This recipe makes
four rolls that are sliced into pinwheels. Fill each with a different
type of jam. The recipe can be halved.

Using electric mixer, cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in
eggs 1 at a time. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt. Mix on low
speed until just incorporated. Form dough into ball. Wrap in waxed
paper and flatten into disc. Refrigerate dough 1 hour.

Position racks in center and upper third of oven and preheat to 375
degrees F. Line 2 baking sheet with parchment. Cut off 1/4 dough;
return remainder to refrigerator. Dust piece of dough with flour.
Roll out between sheets of waxed paper to 10 X 6-inch rectangle. Free
top sheet of waxed paper from dough and then replace lightly. Turn
dough over and remove top sheet of paper. Spread scant 1/4 cup jam
over top of dough, leaving 1/2 inch border. Roll up jelly roll
fashion, starting at one short side. pinch seams to seal; fold ends
under. Place in prepared sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and jam,
spacing rolls 5 inches apart.

Brush rolls with glaze. Bake 15 minutes. Rotate sheets and continue
baking until rolls are golden brown, about 15 minutes; rolls will
spread. Transfer to racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 3
days ahead. Store in airtight container.) Shortly before serving, cut
each roll into 3/4-inch-thick slices.

Source: Cooking with Bon Appetit - Cookies Shared by: Carol Collins -
Cooking Echo 9/92

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