Flaky British Sausage Roll Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Servings:
16 Sausage rolls
Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground sausage
  • 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard
  • ΒΌ teaspoon nutmeg
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • 1 package pre-made puff pastry
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon nigella seeds
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the sausage meat with the wholegrain mustard, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Dust a surface with a little flour, and then lay out the ready-rolled puff pastry onto the floured surface. Using a sharp knife or a pizza wheel, cut the pastry into two long strips.
  4. Roughly divide the sausage meat into two equal sized portions, and then take one of the portions and spread it out down the center of one of the pastry strips. Repeat this process with the other half of the sausage meat and the remaining pastry strip.
  5. Using a pastry brush, brush the beaten egg down one side of a pastry strip, and then fold the other side of the pastry up and over the sausage. Roll the pastry until it encloses the sausage meat entirely and comes into contact with the egg washed section. Position the rolled pastry so that the egg washed seal is at the bottom of the sausage roll. Repeat this process with the other strip of pastry.
  6. Using a sharp knife, slice each roll of pastry into 8 sausage rolls, making 16 sausage rolls in total. Then, place the sausage rolls onto a large baking sheet, brush them thoroughly with the egg wash and sprinkle some nigella seeds on top.
  7. Place the sausage rolls into the oven for 30 minutes to bake. They will be ready when the pastry is risen and golden, and the sausage is cooked through.
  8. Remove the sausage rolls from the oven and allow them to cool slightly before consuming them. They can be stored in the fridge once cooled, or frozen.