Name: Baked lemon roll recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4–6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 175g (6oz) self-raising flour; Pinch of salt; 60g (2oz) butter; 6 tablespoons milk

By GoodtoKnow

published 22 February 2011

in Recipes

Try this delicious pudding recipe for dessert tonight. The classic lemon roll recipe first appeared in Woman's Weekly in 1948

Ingredients

175g (6oz) self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
60g (2oz) butter
6 tablespoons milk

For the filling

1 lemon
2 tablespoons brown sugar
6 tablespoons fresh white breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons sultanas
Golden syrup and crème fraîche, to serve

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Method

Set the oven to Gas Mark 5 or190°C.
To make the filling: Grate the lemon rind into a bowl, then take off the lemon pith and discard it.Slice the lemon, take out the pips and chop the flesh. Add this to the lemonrind, along with the sugar, breadcrumbs and sultanas.
Sift the flour and salt in abowl and rub in 45g (11/2oz) butter then mix to a fairly soft dough with themilk. Roll it out on a lightly floured surface to an oblong about 25 x 20cm (10x 8in).
Melt the rest of the butterand brush some over the dough, then spread the filling over, leaving a borderall round. Wet the edges of the dough then roll it up from one short end andpinch the ends together.
Put the roll in a baking tin,brush with more butter and bake for 30 minutes. Slice and serve with warmedsyrup and crème fraîche.

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