Lemon Roulade
- Nonstick coating
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 18 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup cake flour (unsifted)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 large egg whites, completely free of yolk
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (approximately)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease a 10- by 15-inch jellyroll pan.
- Line pan with wax paper or baking parchment, allowing paper to overhang pan ends slightly.
- Grease paper or spray with nonstick coating.
- In large mixing bowl, combine yolks with 1/4 cup of the sugar, salt and 1 tablespoon hot tap water.
- Beat on medium speed until foamy.
- Raise speed to high and beat 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture increases in volume and flows in thick ribbons from beaters.
- Beat in lemon zest, vanilla, almond extract and orange juice.
- Sift together flour, cornstarch and baking powder.
- With a rubber spatula, lightly fold into beaten eggs until partly mixed.
- Set aside.
- In grease-free mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until frothy.
- Raise speed to high.
- As soft peaks just begin to form, gradually add remaining sugar, about a tablespoon at a time, and beat until whites stand in firm but not dry peaks.
- Using a wire whisk, mix about 1/3 of whites into yolk mixture.
- Fold yolk mixture into remaining whites until ingredients are evenly incorporated but not overmixed.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan and quickly transfer to center oven rack.
- Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until cake is slightly darker at edges and springs back when lightly pressed in center.
- Transfer pan to a wire rack.
- Drape a slightly damp tea towel over cake and let stand for five minutes.
- Remove towel.
- Loosen edges of cake with knife.
- Dust a long sheet of wax paper with powdered sugar.
- Lift cake and attached paper and lay, cake side down, on wax paper.
- Peel off attached paper and trim dry edges of cake.
- Cover cake with a fresh sheet of wax paper and turn again so that browned side is facing up.
- From short side, tightly roll up sponge cake and paper to form a log of even thickness.
- Secure log by folding ends of paper.
- Refrigerate for up to 2 days, or wrap airtight and freeze for up to 2 weeks.
nonstick coating, egg yolks, granulated sugar, salt, lemon zest, vanilla, almond, orange juice, cake flour, cornstarch, baking powder, egg whites, powdered sugar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9807 (may not work)