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Five-Minute Swiss Roll (Skillet)

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Five-Minute Swiss Roll (Skillet)

Five-minute Swiss roll made in a skillet — a fast, simple, practical method to make a delicious swiss roll for you and the kids. Fill and decorate as you like.

Total time85 min
Prep25 min
Cook60 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianDairy freeNut freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

A very quick Swiss roll in five minutes — what do you think?! :)

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • For more of Um Taha’s sweets, see this link: Chocolate-coated Oat Cookies
  • For a healthy Nutella alternative, we have the perfect recipe. Click the link: Healthy Nutella Alternative

Method

  1. In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, and vanilla and whisk for about two minutes.
  2. Sift the flour and baking powder and add them to the egg mixture in two batches, stirring with a wooden spoon until homogeneous.
  3. Lightly oil or butter a skillet and heat it; then pour in the five-minute Swiss roll batter and cover with a pot lid.
  4. Cook the skillet for about five minutes, or slightly less, over low heat.
  5. Test doneness with a small wooden skewer before turning off the heat.
  6. On a sheet of parchment, sprinkle a little powdered sugar, place the Swiss roll on it, roll it up, and refrigerate for about five minutes only.
  7. Unroll the five-minute Swiss roll again and fill it with Nutella or as desired.
  8. Decorate the Swiss roll as you like and serve.
  9. Umm Taha Al-Hamawi
  10. For more of Umm Taha's desserts, see this link: Sugar-coated chocolate cookies or biscuits.
  11. To make a healthy Nutella alternative... we have the perfect recipe. Just click the link: Healthy Nutella Alternative.

Notes and serving ideas

  • Chocolate-coated Oat Cookies
  • Healthy Nutella Alternative
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