Rhubarb Jelly Roll Cake Food

ROASTED RHUBARB BUTTERMILK BISCUIT JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a large bowl, toss the prepared rhubarb and strawberries with 1/3 cup white sugar and the vanilla. Spread in a single layer onto a baking sheet. Bake stirring 2-3 times, until juices have thickened but are not beginning to brown, about 45-50 minutes (may take longer if starting with frozen rhubarb). You should have about 1 cup of roasted fruit. Immediately remove roasted fruit to a bowl and allow to cool completely before proceeding and ideally, cover and pop the bowl of fruit in the fridge for a bit, so it will be cold when using. *Roasted fruit can be made several days ahead and refrigerated.
• Increase oven temperature to 400F. Prepare a baking pan with a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, the remaining 2 Tbsp white sugar and the salt. Add the cubed, cold butter to the mixture and working quickly, press the butter between your fingers and into the flour mixture, until the mix is even, with about pea-sized pieces of butter. Add the cold buttermilk. Using a for, stir the mixture just until it comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and gather into a rough round. Using a bench scraper or spatula, fold the edges up and over the round, pressing down slightly. Repeat a few times, until the dough seems evenly moist and not crumbly or sticky (if sticky, dust with a bit more flour).
• Dust work flour with flour (especially underneath) and lightly on top of the dough. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out to an 8x10-inch rectangle, about 1/2-inch thick.
• With the shorter, 8-inch edge closest to you, spread cooled rhubarb mixture over dough, spreading right to the edges. Fold the bottom up 1/3 of the way, then fold the top down to cover the bottom, making a rectangle. Gently transfer to prepared, parchment lined baking sheet. Brush the top of the dough with buttermilk, then sprinkle top generously with coarse sanding sugar, turbinado sugar or white sugar.
• Baking until puffed and golden brown, about 35-40 minutes. *Check bake at about 25 minutes and if top is dark enough, lay a sheet of aluminum foil loosely over-top and continue baking. It may look done on the outside, but the inside needs more time to cook.
• Remove from oven and immediately transfer to a cooling rack on the parchment. After a few minutes, you can slice the parchment out from underneath. Allow to cool about 30 minutes before serving.

RHUBARB ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Dissolve 1 cup sugar in boiling water, then add 3 tablespoons butter. Remove from heat, and set syrup aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter. Stir in milk; mix lightly. Roll out on a floured surface into a rectangle shape about 12 inches long.
• In another bowl, combine rhubarb, cinnamon, and 1 cup sugar. Spread evenly over roll, leaving a 1/2 inch edge. Roll dough tightly lengthwise, and seal the seam. Cut into twelve 1 inch sections. Arrange rolls in prepared pan. Pour syrup over rolls.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until lightly browned.

RHUBARB ROULADE

Steps:

• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 15- by 10- by 1-inch shallow baking pan and line with wax paper. Butter paper and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• Beat together yolks, vanilla, and 5 tablespoons granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until thick and pale, about 1 minute with a standing mixer or 3 minutes with a handheld.
• Beat whites with salt using cleaned beaters in another bowl until they just hold soft peaks. Add remaining 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, a little at a time, beating until whites just hold stiff peaks.
• Gently fold one third of flour and one third of whites into yolk mixture, then gently fold in remaining flour and whites in 2 more batches, making sure flour is thoroughly incorporated.
• Spread batter evenly in baking pan and bake in middle of oven until top is pale and dry to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cake in pan to a rack and cool, covered with a kitchen towel, 5 minutes.
• Cook rhubarb while cake is baking:
• Cook rhubarb with sugar in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat (rhubarb will exude liquid), stirring, until rhubarb is a thick purée, about 8 minutes. Spread filling on a plate and chill 5 minutes.
• Make roulade:
• Remove towel and arrange cake with a short side nearest you. Spread rhubarb filling evenly over cake, leaving a 1-inch border on each short side. Put a platter next to far end of cake. Beginning with near short side and using wax paper as an aid, roll up cake jelly-roll style. Carefully transfer roll, seam side down, to platter, using wax paper as an aid.
• Dust cake generously with confectioners sugar, then slice with a serrated knife.

PRIZE-WINNING JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• Place egg whites in large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease the paper and set aside. , Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and water on high speed 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Stir in extracts. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together twice; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well (batter will be very thick)., Add cream of tartar to egg whites; with clean beaters, beat on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until soft glossy peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites. Spread evenly into prepared pan. , Bake 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes. Invert onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack. Unroll cake; spread evenly with jelly. Roll up; dust with confectioners' sugar.

BISCUIT-JELLY ROLL WITH RHUBARB AND RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, toss rhubarb and berries with 1/3 cup granulated sugar and vanilla. Spread mixture in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet; bake, stirring twice, until juices have thickened but have not burned, 45 to 50 minutes. Immediately transfer to a bowl; let cool completely. (You should have 1 cup. Rhubarb mixture can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days.)
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, and salt. Toss butter in flour mixture to evenly coat, then press between your fingers until mixture has the texture of coarse meal, with a few pea-size pieces remaining. Add buttermilk; stir in with a fork until dough begins to form but mixture is still crumbly. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead just to combine (do not overwork). With a floured rolling pin, roll out to an 8-by-10-inch rectangle, 1/2 inch thick.
• Spread rhubarb mixture over dough to edges, then fold tightly into thirds like a letter, sealed-side up. Using a large spatula, transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush top with buttermilk; sprinkle generously with sanding sugar. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack using parchment; let cool about 30 minutes before serving.

RHUBARB & CUSTARD JELLY

Steps:

• Very lightly grease a 1-litre jelly mould with oil, then make the rhubarb layer. Put the rhubarb and caster sugar in a pan with 250ml water, cover with a lid and simmer for 5-8 mins until the rhubarb is really soft, then remove from the heat. Put the gelatine in a small bowl of very cold water to soften.
• Line a large sieve with muslin or a J-cloth, place over a bowl and pour in the rhubarb liquid, then leave to drip through. Once all the liquid has dripped through, return the juice to the pan over a low heat. If your rhubarb juice isn't very pink, you can add a drop of food colouring. Once soft, remove the gelatine from the water and squeeze out any excess, then add to the warm rhubarb juice, stirring until the gelatine dissolves. Pour half the rhubarb liquid into your jelly mould and put in the fridge to set for 3 hrs. Leave the remaining rhubarb juice at room temperature.
• Meanwhile, make the custard layer. Put the milk, cream, and vanilla pod and seeds in a pan, heat gently until just simmering, then remove from the heat. Soak the gelatine in a bowl of very cold water. In a large bowl, whisk the sugar, egg yolks and custard powder until smooth and pale. Pour over the warmed milk, whisking to combine. Pour the hot mixture into the pan and heat gently until thickened slightly, then remove from the heat. Remove the gelatine leaves from the water, squeeze out any excess liquid, add to the custard and stir well. Leave to cool.
• Once the first layer of jelly has set, pour over half the cooled custard layer. Chill for a further 3 hrs.
• Repeat the process with the remaining jelly, making sure each layer is well set before you add the next. If the jelly starts to set at room temperature, you can reheat it very gently on the hob - just make sure it doesn't boil, as this will stop the gelatine from setting. Once the jelly has had its total setting time, ease the edges away with your fingers, then turn out onto a plate (you may have to give a little jiggle to dislodge the jelly) and serve.

RHUBARB LEMON CAKE ROLL

Steps:

• Make filling:
• In a heavy saucepan cook rhubarb with sugar over moderate heat, stirring often, 20 to 25 minutes, or until rhubarb is a thick purée (about 1 1/2 cups). In a small bowl sprinkle gelatin over water and let soften 1 minute. Add gelatin to rhubarb and stir over low heat 1 minute, or until gelatin is dissolved. Transfer filling to a metal bowl set in a bowl of ice and cold water and stir occasionally until cooled and thickened.
• Make cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of a greased jelly-roll pan, 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inch, with foil. Grease foil and dust with flour, knocking out excess.
• In a bowl with an electric mixer beat egg yolks, 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar, zest, and vanilla until thick and pale and mixture forms a ribbon when beaters are lifted.
• In a large bowl with cleaned beaters beat egg whites with salt until they hold soft peaks. Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar gradually and beat whites until they hold stiff peaks.
• Stir one third of whites into yolk mixture to lighten it and fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Sift flour and cornstarch over batter and fold in until batter is just combined.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 6 to 9 minutes, or until cake is lightly colored and springs back when pressed lightly.
• Dust a kitchen towel generously with confectioners' sugar and invert cake onto it. Remove foil carefully from cake. Starting with a long side, roll up cake loosely and gently in the towel and cool 30 minutes.
• Make lemon syrup:
• In a very small saucepan bring all ingredients to simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Keep syrup warm.
• Assemble cake:
• Unroll cake carefully and brush with half of the warm syrup. Spread cake with filling and reroll cake carefully. Transfer cake to a platter, seam side down, and brush with remaining syrup. Chill roll, covered loosely, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Make lemon glaze:
• In a small bowl stir together sugar and lemon juice to make a pourable glaze.
• Transfer glaze to a small resealable plastic bag and snip one corner to make a small hole. Trim ends of cake diagonally and squeeze glaze decoratively over cake.
• Serve cake, sliced crosswise, with White Chocolate Toasted Almond Semifreddo.

RHUBARB CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and grease and line the base and sides of a deep 20cm round cake tin with a little of the butter and baking parchment. Put the butter, 250g sugar and vanilla into a big mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy with an electric whisk.
• Beat in the eggs, one by one, then fold in the 300g flour and baking powder. Spoon out 85g of the batter, and stir the extra 7 tbsp flour and cinnamon into this with a cutlery knife so it becomes crumbly.
• Fold the rhubarb into the rest of the cake batter and scrape into the prepared tin. Scatter over the crumble mix followed by 1 tbsp sugar. Bake for 1 hr 15 mins, until a skewer poked in comes out clean - you'll need to lay a sheet of foil on top after an hour if the cake is browning too much. Cool for 15 mins in the tin, then finish on a wire rack.