SAUSAGE ROLLS

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onions.
• Cook gently for about 20 minutes until soft and golden brown.
• Add the sage leaves, cook for a couple of minutes more and then spread out on a plate to cool.
• With a sharp knife, slit the skins of the sausages and pop the meat out.
• Put it in a mixing bowl with the cooled sage and onion mix and the breadcrumbs, then scrunch well with your clean hands to mix together.
• On a floured work surface, roll the pastry out into a big rectangle as thick as a pound coin and cut it lengthways into two long, even rectangles.
• Roll the mixture into sausage shapes with your hands and lay along the centre of each rectangle.
• Mix the egg and milk and brush the pastry with the mixture, then fold one side of the pastry over, wrapping the filling inside.
• Press down with your fingers or the edge of a spoon to seal the join.
• Cut the long rolls into the sizes you want and space them out on a baking tray.
• Brush with the rest of the egg wash and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until puffed, golden and cooked through.
• Serve with piccalilli and a cress salad.

Tip: Lamb or beef sausages work just as well in this recipe if you don't fancy pork.