ROLEY POLEY RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350*F (180*C).
• and line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Sift the flour into a large bowl and add the butter.
• Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Stir through the sugar.
• Add the milk and 50 ml water, and stir with with a flat bladed knife to make a soft dough.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gather together to form a smooth dough.
• On a large sheet of non stick baking paper, roll the dough into a rectangle about 13.
• 5 inches by 9 inches.
• Spread with the raspberry jam, leaving a 1/2 inch border around the edge.
• Roll up lengthwise like a jelly roll (swiss roll) and place on the prepared tray, seam side down.
• Brush with extra milk and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
• Leave to stand a few minutes, then cut into thick slices, using a serrated knife.
• Serve warm with custard.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. Grease a baking tray with butter. Place the flour, suet and sugar with a pinch of sea salt in a bowl.
  2. Let a child stir the mixture while another (or you) adds the milk, a splash at a time, to combine – you want to make a lovely soft, but not sticky, dough.
  3. Flour a surface and show the kids how to roll the dough out to a rectangle that measures approximately 20cm x 30cm and is 1cm thick. Trim with a knife to even out, if necessary.
  4. Let the kids take over for the fun part: dollop the jam over the dough, spreading evenly to leave a 1cm border from the edges. Scatter over a handful of raspberries.
  5. Brush the edges with milk, then help the kids carefully roll the dough up, from the short side, into a log.
  6. Carefully transfer to the baking tray, making sure the sealed edge sits underneath. Crack the egg into a bowl and beat it, then brush the egg over the log and sprinkle with sugar.
  7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the roll is golden and cooked through. Slice up and serve with custard and extra raspberries, if you like.