Best Clear Lemon Jelly Filling Recipes

TART LEMON JELLY ROLL

Steps:

• To Make Clear Lemon Jelly Filling: Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan.
• Stir in water gradually. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
• Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add lemon peel and butter.
• Stir in lemon juice and food color; cool. If filling is too soft, refrigerate until set. Saliva can break down the filling; avoid tasting and douple dipping the spoon.
• For the Cake: Preheat over to 375 degrees. Line a10-x-15-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper, then grease and dust the parchment with flour, tapping our any excess.
• Beat the eggs with a rotary beater until thick, about 4 minutes. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar. Beat in all at once water and vanilla.
• Sift together and beat in all at once flour, baking powder and salt. Beat just until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Immediately turn upside down on a towel sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and remove parchment paper.
• Spread cake at once with clear lemon jelly filling and roll up beginning at short end.

LEMON FILLING

Steps:

• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute longer; remove from heat.
• Stir in butter and lemon peel until butter is melted. Gradually stir in lemon juice and food color. Press plastic wrap on filling to prevent a tough layer from forming on top. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until set.
• Leftover filling can be tightly covered and refrigerated up to 5 days; do not freeze. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature to soften; stir before using. Store cakes or pastries filled with Lemon Filling covered in refrigerator.

JELL-O® LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix graham crackers, sugar, and melted butter together in a bowl. Press crust mixture into a 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine boiling water and gelatin mix. Let dissolve and cool, 15 to 20 minutes. Do not let set.
• Blend cooled gelatin mixture, condensed milk, cream cheese, and lemon zest and juice together in a bowl. Beat until well mixed, 3 to 4 minutes. Add mixture to the cooled pie crust and refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.

LEMON JELLIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water; let soften 5 minutes.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir sugar into 1/2 cup water until it dissolves. Without stirring, cook until mixture reaches 255 degrees on a candy thermometer; wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to prevent crystals from forming. Remove from heat.
• Whisk gelatin mixture and lemon juice into syrup in saucepan. Pour the mixture into an 8-inch square baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap; let stand until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Invert pan onto a clean cutting board. Using a hot, wet knife, cut into squares. Dip gently in sugar, turning to coat.