BLUEBERRY CREAM NUT ROLL

 

6 eggs separated

¾ cup sugar, divided

1 1/3 cups ground walnuts

1 tea. baking powder

½ tea. cinnamon

1/8 tea. salt

FILLING:

1 cup whipping cream

¼ cup confectioners’sugar

½ tea. vanilla extract

1½ cups fresh blueberries

additional conectioners’ sugar and blue berries

     Line a greased 15”X10” baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper.  In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks for 1 min.  Add ½ cup sugar; beat until thick and lemon-colored.  In a small bowl, combine walnuts, baking powder and cinnamon; fold into yolk mixture.  In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form; gradually beat in remaining sugar until stiff peaks form.  Fold a small amount of egg white mixture into nut mixture; gradually fold in remaining egg whites.  Spread batter evenly into pan.  Bake at 350` for 20-25 min. or until lightly browned.  Cool in pan for 5 min.  Turn onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners’ sugar.  Gently peel off waxed paper.  Roll up in towel, starting with a long side.  Cool on wire rack.  For filling, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla; set aside ½ cup for garnish.  Unroll cake; spread with remaining filling.  Sprinkle with blueberries.  Roll up; cover and refrigerate until serving.  Dust with confectioners’ sugar.  Pipe the remaining cream down the middle and garnish cream with blueberries.  Yield 10-12 servings.  *This recipe does not contain flour.