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Sausage rolls with harissa and roasted peppers
These spicy sausage rolls from Jo Wheatley and Sainsbury's magazine are the perfect nibble for Bonfire night, parties, picnics or even packed lunches
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Ready in 55 minutes, plus cooling
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Cooking time 30 minutes
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Prep time 25 minutes
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Makes 12
Ingredients
- 500 g all-butter puff pastry
- 2 tbsp harissa paste
- 100 g ready-roasted peppers, drained and roughly chopped
- 300 g (about 4-5) of your favourite sausages, skinned
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Method
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Cut the pastry in half, then roll into two 15cm x 30cm rectangles on a lightly floured surface. (See Jo Wheatley's rough puff pastry recipe here.)
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2
Brush a line of harissa down the centre of each sheet of pastry, then scatter the roasted peppers over the top.
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3
Divide the sausagemeat equally in half and roll each into a sausage shape. Place along the centre of each pastry sheet. Mix the beaten egg and milk together and use some to brush one edge of each pastry rectangle.
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4
Bring the edges together and press to seal. Brush with the remaining beaten egg and milk mixture, sprinkle with sesame seeds and slice each into 6 or 12 even-sized pieces – depending on how big you want them to be.
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5
Place, seam-side down, on baking trays lined with baking paper and bake for 30 minutes, or 35 minutes if you've made the larger size, until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly. Eat warm.
Get ahead: you can make the sausage rolls up to the end of step 4 up to a day ahead. Cover and chill. They can also be frozen; defrost overnight in the fridge before baking. If you don't want the spiciness of harissa, substitute it with sundried tomato paste.
