Author: NewUser

Ingredients
4 egg whites
200g/7oz caster sugar
lemon curd

Top Tips

The way to test if your egg white is stiff enough, place the bowl over your head (it shouldn’t move)
Don’t worry if it cracks a little when rolling, it won’t affect the taste

A roulade can be sweet or savoury. It can be made of meringue or sponge. For this
recipe it is made using meringue. It is a really light dessert. It is one of my favourites.

Method
Preheat your oven to 155˚c/ Gas Mark 2.
Grease your swiss roll tin with a little bit of margarine/butter and line with greaseproof paper.
Carefully break your eggs and separate the yolk and the egg white in to two separate bowls. (This can be a bit tricky and be careful not to get any yolk in the egg white).
Whisk your egg whites until stiff and forming peaks.
Adding a spoonful of sugar at a time, whisk in to the egg whites thoroughly. The mixture should look nice and glossy.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, using oven gloves, remove from the oven, place another sheet of greaseproof paper on the top and flip over. Carefully, peel the bottom layer of greaseproof paper off and then slide back into the swiss roll tin.
Using your oven gloves, place back in the oven for 5 minutes and then remove and leave to cool for a few minutes. Make sure you don’t let it go cold.
Remove your meringue from the tin on to a work surface., Spread the filling of your choice.
Using the greaseproof paper, carefully roll your meringue, making sure the edge that is nearest to you tucks in, using the paper gently roll to the end.
Place on a serving plate and enjoy!

Filling ideas -
You can try the following:
freshly sliced strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and double cream (whipped)
Salted caramel sauce and pecans (do not use the pecans, if you have an allergy to nuts)
Sliced banana and toffee sauce

This the way that you can test that your egg white is stiff enough

Once you have added the sugar, it becomes nice and glossy

Safety First

Make sure that you are safe when using the oven:
use oven glove s to when putting or taking your bakes out of the oven
Or if you not sure, ask an adult to help you
Use an oven glove when flipping your meringue