Swiss Roll

There are quite a few recipes I have posted recently that are linked to my childhood memories. Guess when I think about food, a part of me still is a child that wants to have fun. This recipe is for another one of those fun childhood memories from the time I was a lil' girl. These simple rolls used to fascinate me over all the complex and beautifully made up cakes and pastries around. The soft spongy rolls filled with fruity jam was always my favorite. This was always the cake for me whenever we used to go to any pastry shop any day. I also like the fact that this is very light and can be used as a light dessert.
Always thought it will be very tricky to make, but thanks to chef Sanjeev Kapoor and his cookbook I was able to make these absolutely wonderful rolls at home. They were light, delicious, moist... exactly the way I remember them. And yes, rolling them can be a little tricky with the jam oozing out and making a mess (you can tell I speak from experience)... well how did I do it then, got hubby to work! easy :)

Ingredients:

All purpose flour ....................... 3/4 cup

Baking powder ......................... 1/2 tsp

Eggs ...................................... 4 separated

Powdered sugar ........................ 3/4 cup

Vanilla extract .......................... 1 tsp

Salt ....................................... 1/4 tsp

Castor sugar ............................. for dusting

Strawberry jam ......................... 5 - 6 tbsp

 Method:
1. Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Line a fifteen inch by ten inch baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Sift the flour and baking powder together. Beat the egg yolks until light, continue beating the mixture, adding sugar gradually, till creamy.
3. Stir in the vanilla extract. Add in the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Beat the batter until smooth.
4. Whip the egg whites with salt until you can form a peak, but not dry. Fold it gently in the cake batter.
5. Spread the batter in the prepared tray and bake for 12 - 14 minutes. While still hot, turn the cake out onto a parchment paper sprinkled with caster sugar. Trim the hard edges. Spread the cake with jam and carefully roll it up. Wrap the roll in the parchment paper. Cut into slices and serve. ENJOY!

Notes:
1. You can use any jam of your choice. Also you can serve it topped with whipped cream if you desire.

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