Australian Sausage Rolls Recipe 435

AUSSIE SAUSAGE ROLL

Steps:

• Make "stale" breadcrumbs by processing one- or two-day-old bread.
• Preheat the oven to moderately hot 200°C Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.
• Heat butter in a large frying pan and add the onion and carrot. Stir for about 5 minutes, until the onion has softened. Combine the onion mixture, tomato sauce, parsley, sausage mince, beef mince, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly.
• Place a sheet of thawed pastry on a board and cut in half.
• Place one sixth of the mince mixture along the centre of the pastry.
• Roll the pastry over to enclose the mince mixture. Cut this into 3 pieces.
• Repeat with remaining pastry and mince mixture.
• Place sausage rolls on prepared trays. Brush with milk.
• Bake for about 15 minutes or until browned lightly.

SAUSAGE ROLLS THE AUSTRALIAN WAY

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 425°F In a large bowl, mix together the sausage, onion, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and milk or cream.
• 2.Unfold the puff pastry onto a lightly floured work surface. Cut each sheet in two lengthwise to make four long rectangles. Form a log of sausage down the center of each puff pastry sheet, leaving a 1-inch edge. Starting from a long edge, roll the puff pastry up and over the sausage, brushing the edge with the beaten egg to seal. Pinch the ends closed.
• 3.Cut each roll into quarters. Place the rolls seam-side down on a parchment or wax paper-lined baking sheet and brush the tops with the egg wash.
• 4.Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F, and bake for another 30 to 35 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden and the sausage is cooked through.
• 5.Let cool for a few minutes, then serve with ketchup.
• Variations.
• •Add extra flavorings to your sausage mix as you like: chopped parsley, thyme, curry powder, crumbled sage, garlic powder, paprika.
• •Appetizer Portions: Cut each rolled up puff pastry log into 8 portions instead of 4 to make appetizer-sized sausage rolls. Adjust down the cooking time to allow for the smaller size.
• •Sprinkle the rolls with sesame seeds or paprika before baking.