Jelly Roll

 

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup all purpose flour or 1cup cake flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

About 2/3 cup jelly or jam

Powdered sugar

 

Bake time: 12 to 15 minutes

Pre-heat oven to 375*

Line Jelly Roll pan, 15x10-inches with aluminum foil or waxed paper; grease generously.

 

Beat eggs in small mixer bowl on high speed until very thick and lemon colored, about 5 minutes. Pour eggs into large mixer bowl. Beat in sugar, gradually. Beat in water and vanilla on low speed. Add flour, baking powder and salt gradually, beating just until batter is smooth. Pour into pan.

 

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately loosen cake from edges of pan; invert on towel sprinkled generously with powdered sugar. Carefully remove foil. Trim off stiff edged if necessary. While hot, carefully roll cake in towel from narrow end. Cool on wire rack at least 30 minutes. Unroll cake; remove towel. Beat jelly slightly with fork to soften; spread over cake. Roll up; sprinkle with powdered sugar.

 

*Chocolate Roll

Beat in ¼ cup cocoa with the flour. Substitute, 1 (8-ounce) container of non-dairy whipped topping, thawed for filling,

 

*Lemon Filling

¾ cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

¼ teaspoon salt

¾ cup water

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

1 tablespoon margarine or butter ½ cup lemon juice 4 drops yellow food color (optional)

 

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Stir in water gradually. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 6 minutes. Remove from heat; add lemon peel and margarine. Stir in lemon juice and food color; cool. If filling is too soft, refrigerate until set.

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