Sausage Rolls

For the real taste of Christmas

These Sausage Rolls have a bit of spice and fruit and are delicious hot or cold

Ingredients

Sausage meat

Onion

Garlic

Pepper

Mixed spice powder

Parsley

Herbs (Sage, Thyme)

Apricots or Apple

Orange peel Grated

Beaten Egg (for brushing on pastry before cooking)

Puff Pastry

Method

Make sure the puff pastry is left out of the fridge and thawed if frozen or rested for 15 mins if not.

Sautee onions and garlic until softened

Finely chop parsley

Lightly sautee apricots or apples

finely grate a little Orange peel

Put the sausage met meat in a large bowl

Add all the ingredients

Add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of mixed spice

Mixed together with your hands until all ingredients are incorporated.

Put bowl on the fridge for 30 mins or longer if you wish.

I always but puff pastry in a roll

Unroll the puff pastry and lay it out on a floured surface or

If you are using a block roll in out into an oblong or square ensuring not to roll in too thin

About a 1 pound coin in thickness

Turn it over while roll to get a dusting of flour on each side but only a dusting

Using your hands rolls the sausage meat mixture into sausage shapes according to how wide the pastry is and place it on the pastry leaving enough room so that when you cut the pastry to roll it there is a bit of overlap to seal the roll.

Continue until you have used all the pastry and have several long sausage rolls.

At this point you can use a sharp knife to gently cut the rolls into the desired sizes before applying the egg wash or do it after you have applied it.

Place the rolls onto greaseproof paper in a roasting tin and place in a preheated oven.

I find that around 175 c is a good temperature so that the pastry doesn't brown to quickly before the inside is cooked. Leave for up to 40 mins checking regularly.. When the pastry is nicely brown. Take them out of the oven and cut into one of the rolls to check it is cooked.

At this point if you want them a little browner turn to oven off and return then to the oven and leave them for another 10 mins or longer. jusy make sure to check them.

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