Desserts Recipes - Peach Swiss Roll Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6-8

• 3 eggs

• 100g/4oz caster sugar

• 75g/3oz plain flour (sifted)

• 1 tablespoon boiling water

• 100g/4oz peach jam or pureed peaches

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°C/Gas mark 6. Grease a 30 x 20cm/12 x Swiss roll tin and line with baking parchment.

2. Combine the eggs and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a hand-held electric whisk until thick and mousse-like.

3. Carefully fold in the flour with a large metal spoon, then add the boiling water in the same way.

4. Spoon into the prepared tin, spread evenly to the edges and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly pressed.

5. Spread a sheet of baking parchment on a flat surface, sprinkle it with caster sugar, then invert the cake on top. Peel off the lining parchment.

6. Neatly trim the edges of the cake. Spread the cake with the peach jam or pureed peaches and roll up quickly.

7. Hold in position for a minute, ensuring the join is underneath.  Cool on a wire rack.