Sausage Danish

Sausage Danish
  • Author: Nigel Slater

These delectable sausage rolls are a delightful marriage of flaky puff pastry, flavorful sausages, and aromatic fennel seeds. Encased in a golden crust, each slice reveals a savory filling that is perfectly complemented by a sweet and tangy apple sauce. A wonderful balance of textures and flavors, these sausage rolls are sure to be a hit at any gathering or as a tasty snack for yourself.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • small handful plain flour
  • 375g/13oz sheet all-butter puff pastry
  • 400g/14oz sausages
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 1 large Bramley apple
  • 400ml/14fl oz apple juice
  • 7 cardamom

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the puff pastry to 30x20cm/12x8in.
  • Remove the skin from the sausages and spread the sausage meat over the pastry, leaving a small border around the edges.
  • Scatter the fennel seeds over the sausage meat and season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Brush the edges with a little beaten egg.
  • With the long end facing you, roll both short sides of the pastry in towards the centre so they meet in the middle, brushing with egg wash as you go.
  • Cut the roll into 8-10 finger thick slices. Place each one flat on a baking tray.
  • Brush with a little more egg and then bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
  • For the sauce, add the chopped apple to a pan with the apple juice and bring to the boil.
  • When the apples have softened, mash them with a fork or potato masher.
  • Crack open the cardamom pods and add the seeds to the sauce.
  • Serve the pastries with the apple sauce.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Makes 8-10