Blackberry Pinwheels - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
    1 cup sugar, plus
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 cup water
    2 cups blackberries, fresh or frozen,drained
    1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    dough
    1 1/2 cups flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
    1/3 cup milk, room temperature
Preparation
    In a saucepan over medium heat, melt 5 1/2 TBS butter, then add 1 cup sugar and water, stirring until sugar dissolves.
    Set aside.
    For dough; combine flour, salt and baking powder.
    Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
    Add milk and stir with a fork until dough leaves sides of bowl.
    Turn out onto a floured board and knead 3 to 4 times.
    Roll out to a 11 by 9 inch rectangle, 1/4 inch thick.
    Spread berries over dough, sprinkle with cinnamon and roll up jelly roll style.
    Cut into 1 1/4 inch thick slices.
    Melt remaining butter and pour into a 10 inch round or oval baking dish.
    Place dough slices in dish and drizzle syrup carefully over them.
    Bake in a 350*F oven for 1 hour.
    Fifteen minutes before removing from oven, sprinkle 2 TBS sugar over top.
    Serve warm or at room temperature.

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