Carrot roll is not only about desserts - a dish with a special recipe can also be a snack. It is very simple to prepare an unusual treat using various variations and culinary techniques. With the help of simple products you can create a real masterpiece, which in taste will not be inferior to the refined dishes of famous chefs.
Ingredients for spicy roll
An interesting option for an appetizer, which will be distinguished not only by taste, but also by color, is a carrot roll with cream cheese and greens. To prepare such a carrot roll, the ingredients you need are the simplest.
For the test:
- 0.5 kg of carrots.
- 4 eggs.
- 15 g of butter and vegetable oil.
For filling:
- Greens.
- ¼ kg of cream cheese.
- Clove of garlic.
- Spice.
- A few spoons of sour cream.
Thanks to a successful combination of products, the finished dish will be tasty and can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time without losing an appetizing look.
The principle of preparation of the base roll
Cooking consists of several simple steps that a hostess with any culinary abilities can perform without errors:
- Grind peeled and well-washed carrots. Carrot grater is usually chosen according to the preferences of the cook, but it is better to use a large one.
- In a frying pan, heat the butter and vegetable oil in which the vegetable will be stewed. Cover the device with a lid and leave for a quarter of an hour.
- When the vegetable becomes soft, pour the product into a container for kneading the dough and cool to room temperature.
- Add yolks and spices to the vegetable, mix.
- Beat proteins with 1/3 of a teaspoon of salt until a stable mass is formed.
- Gradually add the proteins to the carrot-yolk mixture.
- Pour the workpiece onto baking paper. Put in the oven for ¼ hours at a temperature of 180 degrees.
Cooking the filling for roll
Such a carrot roll will turn out really tender and spicy at the same time due to the light filling, which is very simple to prepare:
- Mash cream cheese in a bowl, which must be at room temperature.
- Prepare greens for chopping - you need to remove all the main and coarse branches.
- Pass the garlic through a crush.
- Mix all the components together and set aside for a few minutes so that the aromas and tastes of the components harmoniously combine.
Next, a roll is formed. Put the prepared stuffing on the carrot base, smudge around the entire perimeter of the cake. Roll a sheet into a roll, wrap everything in cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.
How to cook a simpler analogue of a gourmet snack
Creamy cheese is not affordable for every housewife. And to find a quality and fresh product is sometimes very difficult. But such a dairy product can be replaced by a simpler analogue. Such manipulation will practically not affect the taste of the snack.
The carrot roll cake is prepared in accordance with the presented technology, but the filling is slightly modified:
- Cream cheese should be of good quality. Grate 4-5 curds on a fine grater.
- Finely chop the greens.
- Pass the garlic through a crush.
- Using a fork, mix the components of the filling well.
- If the consistency is too viscous, then you need to add a few more tablespoons of sour cream.
A further cooking principle is similar to the above option. In principle, using such carrot cake, you can change the filling in accordance with preferences. You can take salty curd cream, prunes, fish, meat and other types of fillings.
Carrot roll dessert
The carrot roll recipe can be a completely simple version of a delicious and healthy dessert that will appeal to children and adults. You need to prepare the following products for the test:
- 1/3 kilogram of carrots.
- 3 eggs.
- 5 tablespoons of sugar.
- A bag of vanillin.
- 7 tablespoons of flour.
- A pinch of cinnamon.
- 100 grams of nuts.
For the filling, the following components are used:
- 300 grams of curd or fat curd.
- ¼ part of a glass of apricot jam.
- You can add a little sugar.
The recipe contains glaze, which is prepared from a mixture of 50 grams of melted butter and 100 grams of chocolate.
Cooking principle
Dessert carrot roll is prepared in accordance with the following algorithm:
- You need to wash the carrots well and boil until almost ready. Peel and grind. In this case, a carrot grater is not used, only a blender.
- With a blender, it is worth chopping nuts and add to carrots.
- Mix flour with a pinch of salt and a pinch of cinnamon.
- Mix eggs with sugar and beat with a mixer until a stable foam is formed.
- Mix carrot-nut mixture with beaten eggs. Gradually add flour. Mix the connected components slowly and carefully so as not to destroy the air bubbles. It is advisable to make smooth movements from top to bottom using a silicone spatula.
- Pour the dough onto prepared parchment paper and place in the prepared oven for 40 minutes. The optimum temperature for baking is 180-200 degrees.
While the cake is baking and cooling, it is worth preparing the filling. Beat cottage cheese with a blender. The finished dairy product can be mixed with jam or layered on a carrot blank. You can add a little sugar to increase sweetness.
Coat the base of the roll with cottage cheese and jam. Roll up the base and pour over the prepared glaze. Put the dessert in the fridge. Cut the roll into thin slices and season with some delicious sauce.