Lemon Roll
Description
Delicious baked treat for the whole family. If you want to lift your spirits on a cold winter evening and reminisce about warm summer days, simply prepare this lemon roll at home. It will delight you with its sunny color and fill your entire house with a bright fruity aroma, and as for its taste—well, there's no need to say more, it's simply superb. Although this lemon roll recipe is a bit more complicated than others, believe me, it's worth the time and effort. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, pour milk into a saucepan and add 2 tablespoons of butter. Place the saucepan over low heat and warm the mixture, stirring constantly, but do not bring it to a boil.
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Step 2
Next, we break three eggs into a bowl, add three egg yolks and 2/3 cup of sugar, then beat everything with a mixer for 7-10 minutes.
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Step 3
Sift the flour into a clean, dry bowl and mix it with the baking powder. Add this mixture to the eggs beaten with sugar, and thoroughly mix everything until no lumps remain.
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Step 4
We add a couple of tablespoons of dough to a saucepan with warm milk and butter, mix everything, then add this mixture back to the dough and mix thoroughly once again.
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Step 5
Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking tray, leaving edges to form borders. Pour the prepared dough onto the tray and place it in a preheated oven at 200 degrees.
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Step 6
Bake the cake for 10-15 minutes until it forms a golden crust.
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Step 7
After that, remove the baking sheet from the oven and roll the warm cake into a roll (not too tightly).
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Step 8
Now let's proceed to preparing the cream. We need to grate the zest from one lemon and squeeze about half a cup of lemon juice. I used approximately four lemons to get this amount.
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Step 9
Pour the lemon juice into a clean saucepan, add the zest, 50 grams of butter, and a cup of sugar. Mix everything together and bring the mixture to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
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Step 10
In a separate dish, beat three eggs and gradually pour the egg mixture into the heated lemon juice, stirring constantly.
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Step 11
Again, return the saucepan to low heat and continue heating the cream until it thickens.
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Step 12
When the cream reaches the desired consistency, it should be strained through a fine sieve to remove any lumps, then allowed to cool.
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Step 13
Now we can unroll our roll and spread it with the prepared lemon cream.
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Step 14
Lifting the edges of the paper, carefully roll the cake into a tight roll and refrigerate for an hour.
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Step 15
Sprinkle the finished treat with powdered sugar and serve. Enjoy your meal!