Cheat’s Gourmet Sausage Rolls

Method

• 1)

  Preheat oven to 180C.

• 2)

  Crack eggs and a pinch of salt into a bowl and whisk.

• 3)

  Separate pastry sheets and allow to start defrosting.

• 4)

  – If you want to make party sausage rolls: squeeze inside of 2 sausages down one side of pastry sheet and repeat with 2 sausages on the other half, then cut the pastry in half.
  – If you want to make big gourmet looking sausage rolls, squeeze 4-6 sausages on a single sheet of pastry

• 5)

  Paint the edge with egg wash, fold other edge over the filling, press down into shape, continue rolling over filling and overlap with edge that has egg wash.

• 6)

  Cut sausage roll into the portions that you want. Be quick but gentle when cutting so not to squish the pastry too much.

• 7)

  Place into a baking dish with baking paper make sure they aren’t touching.

• 8)

  Brush even thin layer of egg over them.

• 9)

  Optional: sprinkle some sesame seeds over the top.

• 10)

  Into the oven on 180C for 45 mins or until pastry is golden.