Vintage Recipe: Jam Roly-Poly Recipe without Suet
This jam roly-poly recipe without suet is a delicious way to showcase and use up your jam in a frugal dessert. It's adaptable to ingredients on hand as well as gluten and dairy free.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp softened butter or coconut oil
- 1/3 cup milk of your choice
- 1/2 cup thick jam
Instructions
- Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter or oil until well combined. Pour in the milk and gather the dough into a ball.
- Turn dough out onto floured surface and roll 1/4" thick. Spread with jam. Gently roll into a log-shape. Some jam might squeeze out at this point, don't worry about it.
- Place on a piece of parchment paper, fold in the ends, and roll the paper until the pudding is completely covered. Alternatively, you can cut the pudding in half and place in a greased glass bowl. Cover the bowl with a piece of cotton or parchment paper and secure with an elastic band or piece of string.
- Place pudding in a steamer basket over boiling water and steam for 45 minutes. Remove from the parchment and serve.
Notes
Create different variations of this jam roly-poly recipe by using different flavors of jam or fruit butters.
