Chapter XX · Entremets (Sweets) · No. 2517
Built upon: No. 2361Dumpling and Pudding Pastes
2517—Roly-poly Pudding
Proceed as for No. 2361, Dumpling and Pudding Pastes: prepare a firm paste from one lb. of flour, nine oz. of chopped suet, one and a half oz. of sugar, a pinch of salt, and one-sixth pint of water. Let this paste rest for one hour before using it.
Roll it out to the shape of a rectangle one-fifth of an inch thick; spread a layer of jam upon it, and roll it up like a Swiss roll.
Wrap it in a buttered and dredged cloth, and cook it in boiling water or in steam for one and a half hours.
When about to serve, cut the roll into roundels half an inch thick, and dish them in a crown. As an accompaniment serve a fruit sauce.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2517, p. 738. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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