Roly Poly... made with beef?

Being entirely incompetent when it comes to gymnastics, the only kind of roly poly I have any affiliation with is the puddingy jammy kind.  Bizarrely however, while this classic British dessert seems to have been a regular on the school dinner tray for many of my chums, I had yet to sample it's jammy delight until I made it a few weeks ago with the much-needed supervision of one of my best friends, who handily is a much more enthusiastic baker than I.

Raspberry and White chocolate Roly Poly... somewhat demolished.

Anyhow this recipe proved a tad challenging as it seems suet dough rises quite substantially... and so broke free from its baking parchment cocoon and so was slightly crispier than intended and not exactly round...  It was however rather delightful, smothered in custard and washed down with a cup of tea.  It never ceases to amaze me that beef suet works in sweet things too.  I mean, who would put actual meat with jam?  That would be weird and result no doubt in a Rachel-esque Shepherd's pie/Trifle Friends incident... mmm feet.  BBC Good Food once again hit the spot and I am now on the first rung of the roly poly ladder.