Elder Care Recipes: Classic Jelly Roll

By Jamie Shapiro | October 22, 2015 | Comments Off on Elder Care Recipes: Classic Jelly Roll

Elder Care in Northbrook IL

Triggering memories and stimulating your parents’ minds is one of the best ways that you can protect their mental and emotional health in your elder care journey with them, and create lasting, wonderful memories that you can enjoy long after your care journey has come to an end. One way that you can do this is by cooking nostalgic dishes together. Creating foods that your parents loved when they were younger, or that they used to make for you when you were younger, not only brings to mind the memories of those special times, but encourages them to follow recipes and engage in conversations, which further stimulates the mind.

This recipe is for a classic jelly roll, a traditional dessert that many people will remember as having a special place on the dessert table at holidays and parties. This is a simple enough recipe for your aging loved ones to make with their elderly health care services provider as a way to stimulate their minds and create a bond between them, but is also something fun and meaningful for you to do with them. This recipe is also highly customizable. Choose the flavor of jam or jelly that your aging loved ones enjoy the most for the filling, or even replace the jam or jelly with a fruit butter such as apple butter or pumpkin butter for a heartier flavor experience.

 

What You Will Need

·        4 eggs

·        3/4 cup of sugar

·        3/4 cup of sifted cake flour

·        1 tablespoon of vanilla

·        3/4 teaspoon of baking powder

·        1/4 teaspoon of salt

·        Sifted confectioners sugar for dusting

·        Whipped cream

·        1 cup of jelly or jam, well stirred

·        A small bowl

·        1 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan

·        Wax paper

·        Clean towel

·        Sharp knife

·        Cooling rack

 

What to Do

·        Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

·        In the small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff, but not until dry

·        Set the eggs aside

·        While mixing, gradually add in the vanilla and sugar

·        Sift the baking powder, flour and salt together

·        Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture

·        Fold the egg whites into the egg mixture

·        Line the 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan with wax paper

·        Pour the batter into the jelly roll pan

·        Bake until the cake is golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes

·        When the cake is cooked golden, remove from the oven

·        Loosen the edges of the cake

·        Dust the clean towel with confectioner’s sugar

·        Invert cake onto the sugar dusted towel

·        Peel the wax paper off the cake gently

·        Using the sharp knife, trip 1/4 of an inch of the hard crust off each long side of the jelly roll cake

·        Beginning with the narrow side, roll the cake and towel up together

·        Place the jelly roll cake onto the cooling rack, seam side down

·        Cool for between 10 to 15 minutes

·        Once the cake has cooled, unroll it gently

·        Spread the cake with the jelly or jam

·        Re-roll the cake

·        Sprinkle the cake with confectioners’ sugar

·        Cover the cake with whipped cream

·        Serve

 

If you or an aging loved one are considering elder care services in Northbrook, IL, contact the caring staff at Companion Services of America today at (847) 943-3786. Our home care service area includes Northbrook, Highland Park, Deerfield, Glenview, Buffalo Grove, Evanston, Des Plaines, Skokie, Lake Forest, Wilmette and the surrounding areas.

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