Baked anything tasty lately?

I made an orange swiss roll, sugar-free. Not too bad, if I say so myself 😁

Sure, you'll need:

4 eggs

125g xylitol

125g flour

grated peel of 1 orange

200g quark

100g xylitol

Dash of orange juice

Whisk the eggs and xylitol until they're thick and pale. Sieve in the flour and mix carefully, then stir through the orange peel.

Pour into a lined 24x35cm (-ish) baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 220 for 8 - 10 minutes.

Turn out onto a sheet of baking paper and roll it up from the narrow side. Leave the sponge to cool while rolled up.

To make the filling, whisk the xylitol and the quark, adding just enough orange juice to make it creamy.

Once the sponge is cool, unroll, spread the quark creme, and roll up again.

Thank you

@Shenshen , you could be a food stylist. Nice pic! (and so tasty looking, they don't look sugar-free at all, well done!)

I use xylitol instead of sugar. That stuff is amazing! The only downside is it can't melt or caramelise, so these are soft biscuits, not snappy ones. But since the original German recipes would leave them a few days before eating so they can soften and mellow a bit, it's actually a perfect fit 😁

It is very expensive, compared to sugar. I usually shop around health food shops online to find if it's on offer anywhere. Usually, you're looking at €13 upwards for 1kg.

The upside is that it does seems sweeter than regular sugar (all sweeteners are, really), so I get away with using less.

And, yes, absolutely, keep this stuff away from any pets you have! It's seriously toxic to them.

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@TheKBizzle ^ truly droolworthy! My taste buds are envious.