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How To Make Bacon Roly Poly

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How To Make Bacon Roly Poly
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Bacon Roly Poly Recipe. A classic dish brought to us by Gail & Jill of the Blacksmith's CafĂ© in Hastings. Relish our Bacon Roly Poly recipe. Enlarge Bacon Roly Poly Recipe. A classic dish brought to us by Gail & Jill of the Blacksmith's Café in Hastings. Relish our Bacon Roly Poly recipe.
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
5 minutes
Cooking Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
Oven Temperature:
180° c  -  360° f

Step 1: You will need

  • 320 g bacon
  • 8 tbsp water
  • 1 onion
  • 220 g self-raising flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 120 g shredded suet
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 rolling pin
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 kitchen knife
  • 1 scissors
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 fork

Step 2: Preparation

Chop and finely dice the onion. Take the scissors and cut the bacon into small pieces.

Next, put the self-raising flour into a bowl, add the suet on top and mix them together with a fork.

Add the water very gradually until a soft - but not sticky - dough forms.

Step 3: Make dough base

Sprinkle flour onto your work surface. Remove the dough from the bowl and roll it into an oblong shape.

Step 4: Add bacon and onion

Cover the dough base with bacon and onion, leaving a 2 cm edge clear all round.

Step 5: Roll the roly poly

Using the pastry brush, dampen the edges with water. Ease the dough away from the work surface and roll it, dusting it with extra flour if necessary.

It will end up in a cylindrical shape, Swiss Roll style. The dampened edges will help keep it bound together.

Step 6: Place in oven

Place the roly poly in an oiled baking tray and into an oven preheated to 200C. Bake for 25 minutes.

Step 7: Serve

Remove the cooked roly poly from the oven and transfer to a plate.

Slice into 4 equal pieces and serve.
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Tips & Comments
  1. tlf1973

    Does anybody use an alternative meat to bacon? My mum used to make this in the 70's but I am sure it was not bacon.

  2. stellawoo

    I Absolutly Love Bacon Roly Poly (: My Mum Allways Makes It For Me :D But We Steam It And Have Mash And Veg . x stellawoo

  3. Ginettedickinson

    I add slice mushrooms too, and a mixture of smoked and unsmoked bacon - yummy, oh and I wrap the thing in baking paper too

  4. EvilKatana

    I really wonder how you English can dare to eat such a thing... It's again a proof that British cooking is very special and only appreciated in UK...

  5. gnkennedy

    I make this and and add small cubes of cheddar, then serve with tomato soup

  6. johnniegeeee

    OOPS. Substitute grack for crack & egs for eggs. Typo's argghh!

  7. johnniegeeee

    Hmm wonder if it would be ok to grack a few beaten egs into that mix to help combine it. Sounds very nice!

  8. Whoopidoo

    BACON ROLL! My Mum made this for me all the time when I was a kid and I do it for mine now. Only difference is that we wrap it in tin foil and steam for around an hour. Lush! I'll have to try it baked :)

  9. sarky

    You can also use this recipe as a dessert filling the pastry with fruit, jam, golden syrup, chocolate instead of the bacon and onion, add sugar instead of salt, serve with custard. Very warming and filling especially in winter and kids will love it!

  10. sarky

    p.s Oh and gravy is a must!!