Dessert Recipes - Old-Fashioned Jelly Roll Recipe

Ingredients                 

• 4 eggs

• 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose or cake flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 3/4 cup sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1 Tbs grated orange peel

• Confectioners sugar

• One 10-oz jar Welch's Concord Grape Jelly

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Method:

1. In electric mixer bowl, let eggs warm to room temperature (about 1 hour). Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

2. At high speed, beat eggs until thick and lemon colored. Gradually beat in sugar, 2 Tbs at a time, continuing to beat until very thick and light (about 5 minutes).

3. At low speed, blend in sifted dry ingredients and vanilla just until combined. Spread evenly in a jelly-roll pan, 15 x 10 1/2 X 1 inches, lined with greased wax paper.

4. Bake in a preheated hot oven (400°F) until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip (about 10 to 13 minutes).

5. Sift confectioners sugar on a clean towel in a 15 x 10-inch oblong. With sharp knife, loosen sides of cake from pan.

6. Turn onto the sugared towel; gently peel off wax paper and trim off crisp edges. Starting with 10-inch side, roll cake in towel; place seam side down on wire rack until cool.

7. Gently unroll cake, remove towel and spread with jelly (beaten with fork to spreading consistency).

8. Reroll and place seam side down, on serving plate; cover loosely with foil. Chill at least 1 hour. Serve topped with sifted confectioners sugar.