Description
Flaky puff pastry hugs savory sausage, onion chutney adding a sweet-tangy kick. Perfect for parties or a weekend brunch.
Ingredients
Units
- 8 oz (227 g) plain flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 7 oz (200 g) butter
- 6 fl oz (180 ml) chilled water
- 1/2 lemon, juice only
- 1 lbs (600 g) sausage meat
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 tbsp caramelised onion chutney
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
Instructions
For the Pastry
- Sift flour and salt into a large bowl, add butter, and mix with a spoon to coat, keeping butter in lumps.
- Mix water and lemon juice; gradually pour into flour mixture.
- Using a round-tipped knife, cut across the bowl’s contents several times, turning the bowl, until the dough comes together.
- Tip dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape into a 30cmx20cm rectangle.
- Fold the bottom third onto the middle, then the top third down; wrap and chill for 10 minutes.
- Roll pastry into the same proportions, fold, and chill again. Repeat this twice more.
- After the last fold, wrap and chill for two hours.
For the Sausage Filling
- Place sausagemeat, thyme, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix thoroughly.
- If the pastry is firm, let it warm for a few minutes.
- Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out pastry to a 36cmx30cm rectangle; cut into six 12cmx15cm rectangles.
- Place a 100g/3½oz sausagemeat cylinder onto the short side of each pastry rectangle.
- Spread onion chutney on the remaining pastry; wet the short edge.
- Roll up the sausagemeat in the pastry; place seam-down on the baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining sausagemeat and pastry; glaze with beaten egg.
- Slash each roll diagonally seven times.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until golden brown and sausage is cooked through.
Notes
- For easier handling, chill the pastry dough thoroughly before rolling it out.
- To prevent the sausage rolls from drying out, brush them with extra beaten egg during the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Leftover sausage rolls can be frozen for up to 3 months; reheat from frozen in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 for 15-20 minutes.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven-Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sausage roll
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 15
- Cholesterol: 80