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Although many countries claim to be the creators of this delicious dessert, I believe it is the British who deserves the applause. Poor old Samuel Whiskers nearly ended up being the filling to a delicious Savory Roly Poly in the Beatrix Potter Story.I am certainly not British and neither are my ancestors , but I grew up with Roly Poly.... Always served as part of a Sunday lunch and always made with apricot jam and ALWAYS served with a thin, not- too- sweet custard. I had to cater for 30 odd people this week so I made the recipe x4. It was my children's first introduction to this treat and I have no doubt that the Roly Poly tradition will now carry on to the next generation...
Roly Poly
Sift together:
540 ml flour
20ml baking powder
2 ml salt
Rub in:
200gr grated butter - until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
Beat together:
2 eggs
100ml milk
Now mix egg mixture with flour mixture until you have a not to soft dough. Roll out on a floured surface until you have a big rectangular shape- about 5mm thick. Spread with apricot jam and roll up like a jam roll. Roll the dough from the "lon" side. Slice in 2cm slices and place in a baking dish(Pyrex).
Melt together
250ml sugar
250ml water
zest of a lemon
juice of a lemon.
When sugar has dissolved, pour over dough circles and bake for 30 min at 180C.
Serve piping hot with some custard.
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17 comments:
I don't think Roly Polys have made it over here yet, I don't think I've ever heard of one! I'm sure I bypassed that section of Peter Rabbit, just like how I conveniently forgot about the last 45 minutes of Sound of Music. Kids are good like that.
My only cultural reference I'm aware of is when fat kids in school were called Roly-Poly..,perhaps from eating one too many?
How delicious! I love simple old-fashioned desserts like that.
That looks delicious! I love anything topped with custard!
I've never heard of these. They look yummy!
I've never heard of roly poly before! Tis a shame.
Looks wonderful as usual.
In my house when they speak of roly poly they mean the spare tyre around my waist! This looks much better.
that girl - I am amazed that you haven't heard of it. Maybe you can make a batch of this and catch up on all these movies...
peter - It is almost impossible not to have too much of this.
julie - I think there are so many old recipes that are just going to "die out" if we don't revive them.
jenndz - don't we all. This is so simple that I think you should make this to restore your confidence afte the TWD disaster....
dragon - we'll now you have...
emiline - you're right it is a shame.
rose - as if you have one of those, ha-ha!!!!
Wow, these look fantastic! I had never heard of them before either, so thanks for the lesson. :) Learn something new everyday!
You have a fantastic blog here, and the pictures are amazing! Thank you so much for visiting my blog,and for the kind words. It is greatly appreciated.
This looks so delicious. I love the custard on top.
This is so sweet! I love it.
wow, I've never heard of this. It looks so yummy.
This looks so yummy. . .Never had this before, but maybe should now make them. You know, for the kids. ;)
I'd call these YUMMY! I've not seen or heard of them before, but now they are imprinted in my memory! Oh, I bet they taste terrific with that custard on top!
jeanine - I can easily return the compliment. Your site is just as amazing. I hope you will return for some more recipe-sharing.
pam - All children like custard and by the looks of it,...grown-ups too.
noble pig - sweet it was indeed.
kat - I am amazed that no one know this dessert.
eatingclub - for the kids, yeah!
paula - not a bad imprint I would say!
Jam Roly-Poly and custard is classic English nursery food. Traditionally made with a suet dough and steamed.
Yours sounds like a wonderful alternative.
I've always heard of roly poly but never made or eaten one. You make it sound super-simple and oh so comforting. I'll save this one until the weather closes in again in Autumn.
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