Chanukah Recipes
Chanukah Roly Poly
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 to 5 cups all-purpose flour
Filling
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins, plumped and well dried
- 1/4 cup strawberry or apricot jam, warmed
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups Gummy Bears
- 1 cup sweetened coconut shreds
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
Garnish
- 1 egg, beaten
- Coarse or granulated sugar
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (using parchment paper is imperative for this recipe because of the sweet, sticky syrup that may leak out).
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the eggs and sugar.
- Stir in oil, orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract and salt.
- Fold in baking powder and flour to make a soft dough. (If you are not sure how much flour is enough, more can be added on your work board when the dough is rolled.) Divide dough in three sections.
- On a well-floured board, roll one section at a time into a 10 x 12 inch rectangle. If dough seems too soft, add a little more flour, as required, on the worktable.
- On each rolled-out section of dough, spread one-third of the ingredients in this order: sugar and cinnamon, then jam, raisins, chocolate chips, Gummy Bears, coconut and chopped nuts. Starting at the end nearest you, gently roll up pastry into a jellyroll style log.
- Paint with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar.
- Prepare the remaining dough sections in the same fashion.
- Place the three logs on a baking sheet.
- Brush with the beaten egg, then sprinkle with coarse or regular sugar.
- Bake until Roly Poly is nicely browned, around 25 to 28 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool on baking sheet, then remove to a board. Cut into 1/2 inch slices.