Fruit Roly Poly Pudding Recipes

VINTAGE RECIPE: JAM ROLY-POLY RECIPE WITHOUT SUET

Steps:

• Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter or oil until well combined. Pour in the milk and gather the dough into a ball.
• Turn dough out onto floured surface and roll 1/4" thick. Spread with jam. Gently roll into a log-shape. Some jam might squeeze out at this point, don't worry about it.
• Place on a piece of parchment paper, fold in the ends, and roll the paper until the pudding is completely covered. Alternatively, you can cut the pudding in half and place in a greased glass bowl. Cover the bowl with a piece of cotton or parchment paper and secure with an elastic band or piece of string.
• Place pudding in a steamer basket over boiling water and steam for 45 minutes. Remove from the parchment and serve.

STEAMED CRANBERRY ROLY-POLY

Steps:

• To make the filling, warm the cranberries and icing sugar together in a saucepan until the fruits begin to soften. Increase the heat, so the juices boil and become jammy. Pour the mixture into a bowl, then stir in the cranberry sauce or jelly. Leave to cool. Butter and lightly flour a large sheet of greaseproof (about 40 x 30cm), and sit it on a bigger sheet of foil. Put a steamer on to simmer.
• For the dough, mix together the flour, suet, caster sugar and orange zest with a wooden spoon. Stir in some milk until the mixture reaches the consistency of a soft pastry. Gather together into a ball, but don't overwork or it will toughen.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a rectangle about 22cm x 25cm. Spread with the cooled cranberry mix, leaving a 2cm border around the edge. Moisten the border with cold water or milk before rolling into a cylinder. Start by tucking over the border of one of the short ends, then lift as you roll (see step 1, click photo above) so the jam doesn't get squeezed out. With the long join underneath, lay the roly-poly in the centre of the parchment paper. Fold over the long paper and foil edges to seal, leaving enough space above the pudding to allow it to rise. Squeeze the paper ends together tightly to seal them.
• Lay the parcel in the steamer over the simmering water, cover and steam for 1¼-1½ hrs, until firm to the touch. Rest for a min or two before unwrapping, slicing and serving. Vanilla custard is the perfect accompaniment and the roly-poly is best eaten as soon as it is made.

JAM ROLY-POLY

Steps:

• Pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter, and pulse until pieces are no larger than peas. Add milk; process until a soft dough forms. Place dough on plastic wrap, and pat into a rectangle; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a roasting rack in a large roasting pan. Butter a 21-inch piece of parchment paper; set aside. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to slightly thicker than 1/8 inch. Cut into a 15-by-12-inch rectangle. Spread jam over dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle chocolate over jam if desired. Fold short sides of dough in by 1 inch. Roll lengthwise to form a cylinder, brushing off excess flour. Pinch ends and along length of cylinder to seal.
• Place seam side down in center of buttered side of parchment. Bring long sides of parchment together at top, and make a 1/2-inch fold. Fold over again, and seal. Tuck ends under. Repeat with foil, folding sides together and twisting ends.
• Place wrapped cylinder on rack in pan. Add enough boiling water to come about 1 1/2 inches up sides of pan (water should not reach pudding). Transfer to oven; bake 1 hour, adding boiling water occasionally to maintain level. Loosely tent with foil; bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into center of pudding registers 180 degrees, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer pudding to a wire rack, and let cool 20 minutes. Remove foil and parchment, and slice. Serve warm, with creme anglaise if desired.

FRUIT ROLY POLY PUDDING

Steps:

• BISCUIT DOUGH:.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal. Add milk to make a soft dough (do not overmix). Turn dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead slightly.
• ROLY POLY PUDDING:.
• Roll dough into a rectangular shaped piece 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Combine fruit (apples, berries, peaches, rhubarb, etc.) and sugar and spread on the dough. Sprinkle with spice if desired. Roll up and place in greased baking dish and bake in hot oven (400 F) for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature to moderate (350 F) and bake 15-20 minutes longer. Serve hot with Fruit Juice Sauce.
• FRUIT JUICE SAUCE.
• Mix together flour and sugar, add cold water and blend to a smooth paste. Slowly add boiling water, stirring constantly, then cook sauce over boiling water until it is thickened. Remove from heat and add fruit juice. Serve hot.
• NOTE: Reduce the sugar to taste when using juice from preserved fruit.
• I'm not really sure of the number of servings or actual prep time.