How to Use jelly roll in a Sentence

jelly roll

noun
Definition of jelly rollnext
  • Roll up the meat, jelly roll-style and then roll over prosciutto to cover the roulade.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Beginning at the long side, roll the dough up tightly, as for a jelly roll.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2018
  • What is the difference between a sheet pan and a jelly roll pan and a cookie sheet?
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Beginning with the long side, roll up tightly as for a jelly roll.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022
  • Roll the dough into a log (jelly roll shape) starting at the bottom and going tightly all the way up.
    — SI.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Roll up dough like a jelly roll, then slice into eight equal portions.
    — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Fold both sides toward the center and roll jelly roll fashion.
    — Hannah Evans, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Silpats in both half-sheet and jelly roll pan size are on sale during Amazon Prime Day 2021.
    — Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2021
  • Starting opposite of that end, roll up the dough like a jelly roll, sticking the baby in somewhere in the middle. 5.
    — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Also known as a jelly roll pan, these pans are a touch bigger than a standard sheet of printer paper.
    — Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Roll it like a jelly roll and tie it with twine before roasting for a neat presentation.
    — April Goess, ExpressNews.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Generously spray a large jelly roll pan with cooking spray as well as hands.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Place tenderloin in a shallow roasting pan or jelly roll pan.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Spread vegetables onto a large jelly roll pan sprayed with cooking spray.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2021
  • For the pastry chefs among us: A jelly roll pan is another thing altogether.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Swiss rolls are traditionally made in jelly roll pans: smallish baking pans, about 10-by-15-inches, that most folks don’t keep on hand.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • For traditional pumpkin rolls, a pumpkin spice cake is baked in a jelly roll pan, cooled, and then a cream cheese filling is added to the interior of the cake before rolling up and sprinkling the outside with powdered sugar.
    — Ajc Homepage, ajc, 9 Nov. 2017
  • Not included in the package, but available for add-ons are dessert options such as coconut macaroons, rainbow cookies, honey cake, seven-layer cake, jelly roll, rugelach and sponge cake.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • In a conventional battery, these elements are either stacked like a wedding cake or wound around each other like a jelly roll to pack as much energy as possible into a small volume.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 6 Nov. 2020

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