Traditional Scottish Sausage Rolls Food

HOMEMADE SCOTTISH SAUSAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the salt with all the spices and breadcrumbs. Add the ground beef, and about 1/2 cup of water. Using your hands, mix all the ingredients together until it has a meatloaf texture, adding water as needed. The sausage should hold together when squeezed, without being too wet.
• Place the puff pastry on a clean counter, mat or board. Cut into rectangular(ish) pieces, they don't need to be exact, depending on the size of the rolls you want to make; from cocktail size to "man" size. Alternatively, you can make a long roll and then cut them into the size you desire.
• Shape some meat into logs, and place close to one end of the pastry, but don't put too much meat or they will burst open when baking.
• With your finger, lightly dampen one of the edges with a little water, seal shut, then crimp with a fork, as shown.
• Place on a lined (Silpat, aluminum foil or parchment) edged baking tray, make three or four small cuts in the top of the pastry, and brush with a little beaten egg white.
• Bake sausage rolls in preheated 400º F oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with brown sauce (HP Sauce is my preference).

ENGLISH SAUSAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Set oven to 200C or 390°F.
• Mix the sausage with the onion; set aside.
• Separate the puff pastry sheets into three sections (along fold lines).
• Flour your hands, rolling pin, and workspace lightly to avoid sticking.
• One section at a time, roll the pastry thin, and set it lengthwise on floured workspace.
• Place the sausage/onion mixture (about a half-inch wide and a half-inch tall) along the middle of the pastry sheet.
• Brush the top and bottom edges of the pastry sheet with egg; bring them together at the top of the sausage and seal them.
• Brush the entire top of the roll with egg.
• Cut the roll into one-inch sections.
• Cut two small vent slits on top of each section.
• Place sections on ungreased baking sheet and bake until the pastry is golden brown (mine typically take 10 to 15 minutes).

SCOTTISH LORNE SAUSAGES: SQUARE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE!

Steps:

• Lorne Sausage.
• Put everything in big bowl together and give it a really good mix by hand. Then ideally put the mix into a loaf tin or rectangular pan about 10" x 4" x 3".
• Put the sausage meat block in the freezer for a little while until it's just starting to set. Remove it from the tin and cut the sausage block into the thickness of slices you prefer.
• Put the slices, separated by cling film, into freezer bags and put them back in the freezer.
• To Serve.
• When required, defrost and grill or fry in a little fat or oil until brown and crispy on the outside, and cooked through.
• Serve with bacon and eggs for breakfast. Serve with chips and baked beans for a larger meal. Traditionally served in a bread roll ("roll on sausage" in Scotland) as a morning-after recovery aid, laced with HP Brown Sauce.

SAUSAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl mix together the sausage, basil, oregano, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste until all the seasonings are well distributed throughout.
• Roll out all the puff pastry into one large rectangle about 1/8 inch thick. Put the wide side of the rectangle to your left. Form the sausage meat into a log about 1 inch thick and long enough to fit the width of the pastry. Lay this log along the whole edge. Roll the pastry around the sausage, brush with beaten eggs at the join, and cut so that the pastry has just enough room to slightly overlap. Repeat the process with the remaining sausage meat and pastry. Line up all the sausage rolls making sure the seam on each is at the bottom and not showing. Brush the tops with the eggs and cut the sausage rolls into either 1 1/2-or 3-inch logs.
• Spread about one inch apart on a baking sheet, and bake until golden brown and the meat is cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes. You can also freeze the rolls to be cooked later. Serve warm or cold.

MARK'S ENGLISH SAUSAGE ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Unfold the puff pastry sheets, and cut along the fold lines of each sheet to form 6 equal squares for a total of 12 squares. Brush each square with mustard. Divide sausage into 12 pieces, and roll into small logs. Place one log on each square. Roll dough around the sausage, and seal with a bit of beaten egg. Place rolls onto an ungreased baking sheet, and brush the tops with the rest of the egg.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the rolls are puffed and golden. I usually watch after 10 minutes or so to make sure they don't burn. These freeze (unbaked) very well.