Size Of Pan For Forgotten Pudding

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Nigella's Forgotten Pudding recipe (from NIGELLA EXPRESS here and on Nigella.com here) is a soft marshmallowy meringue that is cooked overnight in a cooling oven. It is baked in a Swiss roll tin, which is a baking sheet with a deeper 2.5cm (1-inch) rim. In the UK the sizes do vary quite a bit but are approximately 23 x 33cm (9 x 13 inches).

US jelly roll pans are similar in design to a Swiss roll tin, with a deeper rim than a cookie sheet. Again the sizes vary but are usually around 26 x 39cm (10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches). Although slightly larger than the UK tin, the jelly roll pan will still give a reasonable thickness of meringue, and as the meringue is cooked in a cool oven there is little risk of the meringue drying out. You could also use a US quarter sheet pan, but as the depth of the rim can vary you need to check that it has a depth of 1 inch or more.