Jam Roll

This is the perfect recipe for a really tasty jam roll.

• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 3/4 cup self-raising flour
• 2 tablespoons hot milk
• 1/4 cup caster sugar, extra
• 1/2 cup jam, warmed

1. Preheat oven to moderately hot. Grease 25cm x 30cm swiss roll pan, line base and sides with baking paper.
2. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, gradually add sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until dissolved.
3. With motor operating, add egg yolks, one at a time,until mixture is pale and thick, this will take about 10 minutes.
4. Pour hot milk down side of bowl; add triple-sifted flour.Working quickly, use plastic spatula to fold in flour. Pour mixture into prepared pan, spreading mixture evenly.
5. Bake about 8 minutes or until top feels springy when touched lightly.
6. Meanwhile place a baking paper the size of the cake, on the bench, sprinkle evenly with caster sugar. When cooked, immediately turn cake onto sugared paper, peeling away the lining paper. Working rapidly, cut away crisp edges from sides of cake.
7. Using hands, gently roll cake loosely from one of the short sides; unroll , spread evenly with jam.
8. Roll cake again, by lifting paper and using it to guide the roll into shape.
9. Either serve immediately, or cool.

Serves 10 


Tip
Jam can be warmed for about 20 seconds in a microwave oven on HIGH. 
Storage
Cake  must be made the day it is served.


Source: Australian Women's Weekly