Chelsea Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    DOUGH
    1/4 cup sugar
    1 cup milk
    3 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
    4 cups flour
    7 tablespoons margarine
    FILLING
    1 cup raisins
    1/4 cup butter, melted
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/4 cup ground almonds
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
    1 egg yolk
    3 tablespoons jam
Preparation
    To make yeast dough, stir a pinch of sugar into warm milk and sprinkle with yeast.
    Let stand for 5 min until foamy.
    Stir gently.
    Sift flour and remaining sugar into a bowl.
    Melt margarine and beat into mixture.
    Pour everything together, making the dough.
    On a floured surface, knead lightly.
    Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
    To make filling: Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
    Roll out dough and brush with butter then spread with filling.
    Roll up strips of dough into a flan tin.
    Curve remaining strips around to form a spiral.
    Let rise for 15 minutes. Bake at 425\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until golden.

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