Bacon Wrapped Sausages Giant Pigs In A Blanket Food

JUMBO PIGS IN BLANKETS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Working with one sausage at a time, lay a rosemary sprig on top and wrap a bacon rasher around it.
• Put the wrapped sausages on a baking sheet and drizzle with the oil. Roast for 25-30 mins, until golden brown and cooked through.

GIANT PIG-IN-A-BLANKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Remove the plastic packaging from the sausage while keeping it together in its original shape. On a work surface, gently roll the sausage log back and forth into a 10-inch log. Transfer the log to the prepared baking sheet and bake until browned and cooked to 155 degrees F, about 25 minutes; transfer the sausage to paper towels to drain. Discard the parchment and reline the baking sheet with a new piece.
• Arrange the ham slices side by side and overlapping by 1 inch on a cutting board to form a 9-inch-long rectangle. Place the sausage log parallel to one long end of the rectangle and roll the sausage up in the ham. Place the crescent dough sheet on a cutting board and pinch the perforated seams closed so the dough is solid. Arrange the ham-wrapped sausage parallel with one short end of the dough sheet and roll it so that the dough wraps around the sausage completely.
• Transfer the pastry-wrapped sausage to the prepared baking sheet seam-side down, brush with the egg mixture and sprinkle with the poppy seeds. Bake until the pastry is golden brown and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and slice. Serve with honey mustard for dipping.

PIGS IN BLANKETS-BACON AND SAUSAGE ROLLS FOR CHRISTMAS TRIMMINGS

Steps:

• To Prepare:.
• Cut each rasher of bacon in half and stretch them with a knife; run the back of a knife along the length of each rasher of bacon to flatten and stretch them slightly - this stops them shrinking during cooking.
• Wrap one half rasher of bacon around each sausage, making sure that the seal is underneath the bacon/sausage roll. Skewer with a cocktail stick if neccessary.
• Cover them with cling film or place them in a sealed container and store them in the refrigerator until ready to cook or place them in the freezer and defrost them in the refrigerator on Christmas Eve.
• To Cook:.
• Place on a lightly greased oven tray and roast in a pre-heated oven, 200C/400F/gas Mark 5, for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the bacon is cooked and crisp.
• Set to one side and keep warm until needed.
• These can be cooked ahead of time and reheated in the oven alongside the turkey or roast potatoes for about 5 minutes.
• Serve alongside the roast turkey - I always allow 2 per person.
• If you skewer thse with a cocktail stick, they make great appetisers too! Serve with cranberry sauce as a dip.
• NOTE: If you can only get the normal size chipolata sausages, gently squeeze them in two or three places - see my photos - to make 3 or 4 smaller sausages from 1 longer one; 6 normal sized sausages will yield between 18 and 24 smaller sausages!

BACON WRAPPED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Wrap each slice of sausage with a piece of bacon and arrange in the prepared baking dish; sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is crispy and sugar is caramelized, about 1 hour.