Savoury Roly Poly Pudding

Brilliantly cheap and infinitely versatile, this is the kind of dish that would have been served in the servants’ hall at Audley End, and was also the kind of thing the servants would have grown up eating. It could be filled with anything – this one uses bacon and mushrooms, but sausagemeat also works, as do sweet fillings. Made with jam (jelly), it’s known as a jam roly poly. Once made and wrapped, it could be put on to boil and left at the back of the range until done. Suet pastry is the