anyone made it here? any UK guppan willing to share a recipe? i am in love with it:hinna:
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Aisha, it's just a plain sponge with raisins in it.... Nothing special or complex... I'm sure you've made cakes before.... Just add raisins, et voila! :)
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What Maroush said. Construct a basic sponge pudding mix of flour, butter, eggs and sugar. I don't think you can get suet in Dubai. This is normally added to it. You can omit that and just add raisins to the sponge mix. Serve with custard.
its also called sponge pudding u can change it to that!
thanks KB will do that.
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Hi Aisha,
There are various flavors in sponge pudding. So, I’ve included a few different recipe links for you. The first link is for lemon sponge pudding and the following are for chocolate and orange sponge pudding. I hope the links work. Happy baking!
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^ Thanks for those links! The choc' sponge pudding recipe looks v nice! :)
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Well thank you to the few sensible answers I have receieved from you lot. 
No the recipe for the original question by Aisha and Sponge Pudding are entirely different.
They are two different dishes and have entirely different taste , texture and aroma. 
Aisha google it and you will find lots of versions for your original question.
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^ You’re right, cos aisha’s requested recipe contains suet in it, whereas a normal sponge doesn’t, hence the different taste and aroma.
Suet is usually dehydrated beef fat, but they have vegetarian varieties also, which are made up of fat such as palm oil combined with rice flour…
But i think suet is prolly not obtainable from dubai… or is it? 
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Maroushyy I will check in Waitrose and Spinneys. I am sure I can find it there.
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jam roly poly is a classic BRIT dessert- with custard its divine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....................
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what is a jam roly poly? 
actually I wanted a recipe for another dessert but it’s name is too weird for the Americans on this website:chai:
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hahhahaha I hope ur well hun- have missed u il get the recipe for you ...
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Jam roly poly…a classic…
Hmmm, i may make it today… thanks for the idea pops 
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Oh really? I will pm you the dessert's name. Will love it if you can give me the recipe.
what is this roly poly business? 
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It’s really nice, but again it has suet in it…man we brits love our animal fat eh…
Honestly name is weird but dessert in itself is not. As I said in other forum if I am with my family I will not dare to order it for me. :bummer:
But if I am with my friends surely I would love to try it out. :hehe:
I googled the recipe for you and here are the results.
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ok :
Preparation time less than 30 mins
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
250g/8oz self-raising flour
pinch salt
125g/4oz shredded suet
90-120ml/6-8tbsp water
4 tbsp raspberry jam, warmed
a little milk
1 egg, beaten, and caster sugar to glaze
Method
1. Sift the flour into a bowl with the salt. Add the suet and sufficient water to create a soft but not sticky dough.
2. Turn on to a floured board and roll out to a rectangle about 20x30cm/8x12in.
3. Brush the pastry with the warmed jam, leaving a 1cm/½in border all round.
4. Fold in this border and brush with milk. With the short side towards you, roll up the pastry loosely and seal the ends well.
5. Place on a greased baking sheet, with the sealed edge underneath. Brush with the beaten egg and sprinkle with caster sugar.
6. Bake in the oven at 200C/400F/Gas 6 for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
7. Remove from the oven, sprinkle on a little more sugar and serve hot with home-made English custard.
How is it???????????????
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I was just looking at that recipe online on the BBC! :)