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Mary Berry Sausage Rolls Recipe

Mary Berry Sausage Rolls Recipe

Mary Berry's sausage rolls have a crisp, flaky all-butter pastry and a perfectly seasoned sausage meat filling.
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Prep Time 19 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Chilling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 59 minutes
Servings: 16 Sausage Rolls
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Calories: 285
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Filling:
  • 600 g good quality sausage meat
  • 1 small onion very finely grated
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds lightly crushed
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • Pastry:
  • 500 g ready-made all-butter puff pastry
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • Sesame or poppy seeds optional

Method
 

  1. Combine all filling ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Fry a small piece and taste — season until genuinely delicious.
  2. Roll pastry to 40x30cm, 3mm thick. Cut lengthways into two 40x15cm strips.
  3. Divide filling into two portions. Roll each into a 40cm sausage. Place along centre of each pastry strip. Brush one long edge with egg wash. Fold pastry over filling. Press and seal firmly. Crimp with a fork. Turn seam-side down on a lined tray.
  4. Refrigerate 20 minutes minimum.
  5. Brush with egg wash. Cut into 6–8cm pieces. Brush cut tops with another layer of egg wash. Score tops 2–3 times. Add seeds if using.
  6. Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / Gas 6. Bake 22–25 minutes until deeply golden and crisp. Transfer immediately to a wire rack.

Notes

Always use all-butter puff pastry — the flavour difference is immediately apparent.
Fry and taste the filling before assembling — season until genuinely delicious.
Grate the onion rather than chopping for even distribution.
Chill assembled rolls for at least 20 minutes before baking.
Two coats of egg wash for maximum colour and gloss.
Transfer to a wire rack immediately after baking to keep the base crisp.
Freeze unbaked rolls and bake from frozen — fresh sausage rolls on demand.
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