My Passover Jelly Roll Recipes

PASSOVER ROLLS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine matzo meal, salt, and sugar. Mix well.
• Bring water and oil to a boil. Pour the boiling water over the matzo meal mixture, and stir until blended. Beat one egg at a time into the mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Shape the dough into rolls with oiled hands. Arrange rolls on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 50 minutes.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil an 11 by 16 jelly roll pan. Line with waxed paper and oil the paper.
• Beat egg yolks until light and fluffy and gradually add sugar. Continue beating until mixture is thick and pale in color.
• Melt chocolate with coffee in saucepan over low heat and cool. Add to egg mixture. Beat egg whites into stiff peaks. Fold into mixture.
• Spread batter evenly on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 mintues, until toothpick comes out dry. Leave out of oven for 10 minutes, then turn onto waxed paper (overlap 2 sheets if necessary to obtain 18 inch width). Let cool.
• Remove waxed paper. If edges of cake are very dry, cut off edges with sharp knife. Dust top of cake with cocoa.
• To make Filling: Beat cream with vanilla and sugar until peaks are slightly more than soft. Set aside 1/4 of whipped cream, and spread remainder on cake leaving about 1 inch of narrow side uncovered. Starting from opposite narrow side, roll up like jelly roll.
• Frost top with remaining whipped cream. If desired, decorate with chocolate curls. Refrigerate or freeze.

LEMON NUT ROLL PASSOVER

Steps:

• For Nut Roll:- use first 4 ingredients on the list.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease a jelly roll pan, line with paper, and grease. Beat yolks with sugar until thick. Mix baking powder with nuts and fold into yolks. Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Spread in prepared pan and bake about 20 minutes. Cover cake with a damp towel, and chill in refrigerator. Turn cake out on the towel, and remove paper. Spread the filling and roll (like a jelly roll). Dust with powdered sugar and chill.
• This freezes well or can be kept up to three or four days in the refrigerator. Just be sure that it does not sit at room temperature except briefly when slicing and serving.
• For Lemon Curd Filling:- use last 6 ingredients.
• Combine lemon juice and starch in heavy saucepan. Stir until dissolved (bring to a boil to thicken and remove floury taste). Carefully whisk in remaining ingredients. Cook over medium heat until thick and smooth and just beginning to boil. Stir constantly about 7 minutes and transfer to a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap. Chill.