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"Gone in 60 Seconds" Sausage Rolls

These home-made sausage rolls are always a winner! Flaky puff pastry packed to bursting with proper sausage meat – who could ever resist that in their packed lunch?! Or be the star of any picnic and impress with some bite-size ones. *From The Hungry Hungry Husband and Love Food*
Course Lunch
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 341kcal

Ingredients

  • 250 g sausage meat or buy sausages and remove the skins
  • 1 medium onion (red or white) finely chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 5 teaspoons milk about 30 ml
  • 320 g ready-made puff pastry sheet
  • 20 g bread crusts removed & diced really small
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon paprika

Instructions

Make the filling:

  • Put the bread into a large bowl, add the milk and stir it around until all absorbed
  • Add the sausage meat, onion, cumin, paprika and season well with salt & pepper
  • Crack the egg in and mix until well combined

Make the sausage rolls:

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with grease-proof paper
  • Cut the puff pastry sheet into 6 rectangles and spread the sausage mixture evenly down the centre of each piece, leaving a gap around the long edges
  • Brush these long edges very lightly with milk
  • Fold the pastry over the filling so the milky edges are together and press down, crimping a little, to stick them together (you can use a fork to do this)
  • Transfer the sausage rolls to the baking tray with the join underneath and brush the exposed pastry with the rest of the milk

Cook the sausage rolls:

  • Pop the sausage rolls in the oven for 30–35 minutes, but check them halfway and turn tray if need be
  • Take them out when they're golden all over and let them cool on a wire rack (store in an airtight container, out of the fridge)

In the morning:

  • Simply enjoy the sausage roll on its own or with a crunchy salad

Notes

*hot option* you could pop them in the microwave for a few minutes, but the pastry goes a bit soggy — best reheated in the oven for 10–15 mins at 160°C if possible, otherwise they're just as delicious cold
*alternatives* try cutting the pastry into smaller rectangles for bite-size sausage rolls — perfect for picnics