STRAWBERRY ROLLS

Steps:

• First prepare the biscuit dough: Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal (with some lumps the size of peas).
• Drizzle the milk evenly over the dry ingredients and work in with fork just until incorporated and the dough forms small clumps.
• Turn out the dough onto a work surface and knead once or twice to gather it into a mass - DO NOT OVERWORK THE DOUGH - pat into a rectangle.
• The dough can be made up to 2 hour ahead; wrap tightly and refrigerate.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F and line the oven floor with foil to catch any drippings.
• Spread the strawberries on paper towels to dry.
• In a small bowl, stir the jam to loosen it.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter and keep it warm.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, tapioca, spices and sugar.
• Halve any very large berries.
• Gently toss the berries with the dry ingredients.
• On a lightly-floured surface, roll out the biscuit dough into a 10 by 18-inch rectangle.
• Square off the corners.
• Brush the dough lightly with about half the melted butter.
• Using a spatula, spread the jam over the rectangle, leaving a ½-inch border on one long side.
• Starting at the opposite long side, roll up the dough jellyroll fashion and pinch the seam closed.
• Roll the log so that it is an even diameter, 18-inches long; turn the log seam side down.
• Quarter the log, then cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces so that there will be 12 rolls in all.
• Give the strawberry filling a couple of gently folds to remix and spoon into a 9 inch glass pie plate and smooth the top as well as you can.
• Arrange 8 biscuits around the perimeter of the pie dish and the remaining 4 biscuits into the center.
• Don't push the biscuits down into the strawberries.
• Bake the Strawberry Rolls for 20 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown and the filling is bubbling.
• Lower the oven temperature to 350°F, loosely cover the Rolls with foil and bake for 15 minutes longer.
• Cool for 30 minutes before serving.