Jam Roly-Poly (Steamed)
Ingredients
- 200 g self-raising flour
- 100 g vegetable suet
- Finely-grated zest and juice of 1 small lemon
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 2–4 tbsp milk or water
- 200 g red jam of your choice such as plum, cherry, raspberry or strawberry
- 1 pinch salt
- Custard or cream to serve.
Ingredients for 5 servings (595 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Stir the flour, suet, salt and lemon zest together then work to a firm dough with the lemon juice, egg and milk or water.
- 2
Roll out to a rectangle about 25 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in) and spread jam to within 2.5 cm (1 in) of the edges. Roll up starting from a short end and seal the edges well with a little water.
- 3
Set the roll on a sheet of well buttered foil and wrap, making sure you seal the ends well. If you are feeling traditional use cheesecloth or a shirt sleeve to steam in.
Stovetop - 4
Set in a steamer and steam for 2 hours.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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