Author Archives: Jenny Ridgwell

About Jenny Ridgwell

I'm a food writer who specialises in UK food education. My latest Cream Horns and Vol-au-vents released 2025 is about teaching cooking in schools in the 1970s.

Jam roly poly


Serves 6

Ingredients

220 g SR flour

100 g shredded suet

20 g caster sugar

150 ml milk or water

Jam

Method

  1. Mix flour, suet, and sugar together then mix to a dough with milk.
  2. Roll out to a rectangle on a floured surface and spread with jam, leaving space at the edges.
  3. Roll into a log, put cut side down on the baking tray and bake at 180°C/Gas 4 for 40–45 minutes.
  4. Serve with custard.

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