Description
Delicious homemade Scottish sausage rolls featuring flaky puff pastry wrapped around a savory, spiced ground beef filling. Perfect as a snack or party appetizer, these sausage rolls are easy to make and can be frozen for convenient future meals.
Ingredients
Scale
Pastry
- 18 oz puff pastry (store-bought, e.g. Trader Joe’s)
Filling
- 1 lb ground beef (or pork, or a mixture of beef and pork, or turkey)
- 1 cup water or less
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp black pepper (freshly ground)
- ¾ tsp coriander (dried, ground)
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup plain breadcrumbs
- 1 egg white (slightly beaten)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to prepare for baking the sausage rolls.
- Mix Spices and Breadcrumbs: In a large bowl, combine the salt, black pepper, coriander, nutmeg, and plain breadcrumbs evenly.
- Add Meat and Water: Add the ground beef to the bowl with the spices and breadcrumbs, then pour in about ½ cup of water. Using your hands, mix thoroughly until the mixture achieves a meatloaf-like texture. Add more water if needed to hold the mixture together without being too wet.
- Prepare Puff Pastry: Lay the puff pastry flat on a clean surface. Cut into rectangular or desired size pieces depending on whether you want small appetizer sizes or larger servings. Alternatively, form one long strip and cut after assembling.
- Shape Meat Logs: Form the meat mixture into logs sized to fit the pastry pieces and place each log near one edge of the pastry. Avoid overfilling to prevent bursting while baking.
- Seal Rolls: Lightly moisten the edge of the pastry with water using your finger, then fold over the meat log and press the edges shut, crimping with a fork to seal thoroughly.
- Prepare for Baking: Arrange the sausage rolls on a lined baking tray (using silicone baking mat, parchment paper, or aluminum foil). Make 3–4 small slits on top of the pastry to allow steam to escape, then brush the tops lightly with the beaten egg white for a glossy finish.
- Bake: Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes or until the pastry is puffed up and golden brown.
- Serve: Enjoy warm sausage rolls with brown sauce, such as HP Sauce, for an authentic Scottish pairing.
Notes
- You can make your own breadcrumbs by toasting and crumbling bread, then using it fresh or dried.
- For appetizers, make the rolls smaller or cut large rolls into bite-sized pieces before baking.
- Freezing tip: Bake sausage rolls about 5–7 minutes less than usual, cool completely, then freeze. This keeps them fresh for party occasions.
- To reheat frozen sausage rolls, defrost in the refrigerator, bring to room temperature on a baking sheet, then bake at 375°F (190°C) for 10–15 minutes until hot and golden.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 small sausage roll (approx. 45g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
