Shortcrust Pastry Mini Sausage Rolls

5 from 2 votes

Shortcrust Pastry Mini Sausage Rolls

These homemade Shortcrust Pastry Mini Sausage Rolls are a delicious combination of flaky and buttery shop-bought pastry with perfectly seasoned hearty sausage meat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: british, English

Servings: pieces

Calories: 127kcal

Author: Ayla Clulee

Equipment

1 kitchen scale
1 measuring spoons
1 large baking sheet
1 Pastry brush
1 cooking thermometer

Ingredients

11 ⅓ oz ready-made shortcrust pastry size of 35 cm x 25 cm (14" x 10") (320 grams)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion or shallots (finely chopped)
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
12 ⅓ oz sausage meat (350 grams)
1 egg white
¼ cup chopped parsley
2 sprigs thyme (leaves only - finely chopped)
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk (for the egg wash)
1 tablespoon nigella seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

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Instructions

Preparing the Filling

Place a pan on low heat, add olive oil and gently sauté shallots along with the garlic until soft and slightly caramelized.
Add the fennel seeds to the pan, sauté for another minute, and place them in a large bowl.
When the sautéed shallots are slightly cooled down, add the sausage meat, egg white, chopped herbs, freshly ground black pepper, and salt.
Mix them until they are nicely combined, without overmixing.

Building the Sausage Rolls

Preheat the oven to 180° C (360° F).
Unroll the shortcrust pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut it in half lengthwise to create two long rectangular pastries.
Divide the sausage mixture into 2, and lay them along the length of each of the pastry rectangles about 2 cm - 1" in from the edge.
Lightly brush the edge of both pastries and fold the pastry over the meat to create the sausage roll shape.
Cut each sausage roll into 8 with a sharp knife, making 16 mini sausage rolls in total.
Place the mini sausage rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Eggwash them with a pastry brush, and sprinkle on some sesame seeds and nigella seeds.
Bake them in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until the pastry is crispy and golden, and the filling is cooked through.

Notes

Preheat your oven thoroughly to 180° C (360° F) before baking your mini Sausage Rolls.
You can make these deliciously crispy and golden Sausage Rolls with ready-rolled puff pastry if you prefer.
If using frozen shortcrust pastry, give it enough time in the fridge to defrost before using it for making Mini Sausage Rolls.
Make sure the sausage meat is cooked until it reaches 74° C (165° F).
You can use ground lamb or beef with a high-fat content to create these Mini Sausage Rolls for no-pork eaters.
You can store the leftover Mini Sausage Rolls refrigerated in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
These Mini Sausage Rolls wrapped in shortcrust pastry freeze beautifully! You can either freeze them before or after baking and keep them for up to 3 months in the freezer.

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