Easy Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls

Made with just 5 ingredients, these super easy puff pastry sausage rolls are perfect for snacks, lunchboxes, and Christmas parties.

Shop-bought sausagemeat is given a makeover with the addition of dry stuffing mix and apple sauce, before being wrapped up in a puff pastry blanket, glazed with an egg wash, and baked in the oven! You might also like my air fryer sausage rolls recipe!

I make a batch of these easy sausage rolls at least once a week, and dare I say it, we prefer them to the famous Greggs sausage roll.

The whole family loves them, including the dog, who has been known to jump onto the kitchen worktop to snaffle one for himself!

👩‍🍳 Take a look at my mini sausage rolls too - perfect for Christmas drinks parties!

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• ✔️ Why should you try it?
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Top tips
• 🍴 Serving suggestions
• 📖 Variations
• 🧊 Suitable for freezing?
• ❓ FAQS
• 😋Related recipes
• Recipe
• 💬 Comments

✔️ Why should you try it?

Here's why this is the best sausage roll recipe!

• Only 5 ingredients.
• Easy and quick to make.
• Homemade sausage rolls taste much better than store-bought.
• Uses store-bought puff pastry and sausagemeat.
• Uses pantry staples to pep up the flavour of the sausagemeat.
• Can be frozen either baked or unbaked.
• 200 calories per sausage roll.

🥘 Ingredients

• Ready Rolled Puff Pastry - or use your own homemade puff pastry. If you prefer using shortcrust pastry, check out my easy recipe for shortcrust pastry sausage rolls!
• Sausagemeat - pork sausagemeat can usually be found with the bacon and sausages in the chiller section at the supermarket. Alternatively, squeeze the meat out of 8 thick sausages. You will need 400g.
• Stuffing Mix - a small (80g) dry stuffing mix. I use sage and onion flavour but you can use any flavour you wish.
• Apple Sauce - either homemade apple sauce or from a jar.
• Egg - for glazing the sausage rolls.

🔪 Instructions

The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post

One: Preheat the oven and line a baking sheet with baking paper. In a bowl, mix together the sausagemeat, stuffing mix and apple sauce.

Two: Lay the puff pastry sheet on a board and cut it in half horizontally (on the long edge so creating two long rectangles of pastry). Divide the stuffing mix into two and lay the mixture down the centre of each long piece of pastry.

Three: Brush some egg wash on the bottom edge of each piece of pastry, then fold the top of the pastry over the sausagemeat so it joins the bottom. Use a fork to press the edges together. Cut each long roll into 8, making 16 small sausage rolls in total. Place the sausage rolls on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

Four: Use a sharp knife and make a small slit in the top of each sausage roll, then brush with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until golden brown.

💭 Top tips

• Make sure your oven has had sufficient time to preheat before baking the sausage rolls. This will help the pastry become crisp and flakey.
• Thoroughly brush each sausage roll in egg wash so they have an even golden colour when baked.

🍴 Serving suggestions

The sausage rolls are great for popping into lunchboxes or taking on picnics. Why not make a double batch for a buffet, party or large Christmas gathering?

They are also great for Afternoon Tea, alongside other bitesize treats such as mini cucumber sandwiches, chocolate tiffin, and fruit scones.

I sometimes make giant sausage rolls or a sausage plait and serve them with baked beans and cheesy chips for an easy lunch at the weekend. They are also delicious with a homemade cranberry sauce for dipping!

📖 Variations

The basic recipe can be changed to suit what flavours you prefer. Here are a few suggestions;

• Replace the apple sauce with caramelised onion chutney for a richer flavour.
• Add a small handful of grated cheese (cheddar is best) to make sausage and cheese rolls.
• Add a sprinkling of poppy seeds to the top of each sausage roll, after you have glazed them with egg wash.
• Make them vegetarian by using the filling from veggie sausages.
• At Christmas add chopped dried cranberries and chestnuts.

🧊 Suitable for freezing?

The sausage rolls can be frozen unbaked or baked. If freezing unbaked, do not apply the egg wash before freezing.

Place the sausage rolls (minus the egg wash) onto the prepared baking sheet and open freeze for a few hours (place the baking sheet directly into your freezer uncovered).

Once frozen, place the sausage rolls into freezer bags. The sausage rolls can be cooked straight from frozen but don't forget to apply the egg wash before you put them in the oven.

❓ FAQS

😋Related recipes

More recipes using puff pastry as the star ingredient;

• Cheese and Bacon Turnovers
• Apple and Blackberry Turnovers
• Puff Pastry Tarts
• Nutella Puff Pastry Swirls
• Puff Pastry Mincemeat Pinwheels

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