Baked Sausage Rolls

Baked sausage rolls have quickly become a family favorite in our household. Whenever I find a new recipe that the whole family loves I always tweak it to make the steps easier and faster.

This recipe I adapted from another blogger who continuously puts out amazing recipes. Her recipe for Australian Sausage Rolls was my inspiration but I altered some ingredients and their amounts to make it easier for me to make over and over again.

You’ll notice I only use 1/2 lb of sweet Italian sausage. What do you do with the other half? I typically put in another dish I make that week – pasta, egg dish, etc. Don’t let it go to waste!

I hope you like them. We can’t get enough of these scrumptious baked sausage rolls.

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Remove the puff pastry sheets from the box and paper wrappers so they begin to thaw.

Step 3

In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the ground Italian sausage, 1 egg, carrot, spinach, minced onion, garlic, and paprika. To be honest, I just use my hands to mix the ingredients all together (like I do when making meatloaf).

Step 4

At this point, I lay out one sheet of puff pastry on a cutting board. Using a pizza cutter I slice the pastry sheet into six equal portions.

Step 5

By eyeballing the sausage mixture in the mixing bowl I take half the mixture and split it into six portions. I spread the meat filling down the middle of each pastry rectangle. Be careful not to overfill!

Step 6

Whisk an egg is a small dish. Using my finger I spread some egg on the edge of a pastry rectangle so when I roll up (hot dog style!) the pastry the egg helps to seal the edge.

Step 7

Transfer the sealed sausage rolls to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Place the rolls seam side down.

Step 8

Repeat steps 4 – 7 with the second pastry sheet.

Step 9

Use the remaining whisked egg in the small dish to spread over the tops of all the sausage rolls. Sprinkle the rolls with sesame seeds.

Step 10

Bake the sausage rolls for approximately 25 minutes. We serve the sausage rolls with sweet chili sauce for dipping – yum!

Baked Sausage Rolls

Ground Italian sausage mixed with carrots, spinach, and spices rolled up inside puff pastry.

Servings: 12 rolls

Ingredients

2 sheets puff pastry
1/2 lb sweet Italian ground sausage
2 eggs divided
1 carrot peeled and grated
1/3 c spinach finely chopped
1 clove garlic minced
1 tbsp minced onion
1 tsp paprika

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Take the puff pastry sheets out of the box and paper wrappers to start thawing.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together the ground sweet Italian sausage, grated carrot, chopped spinach, garlic, one egg, onion, and paprika.
Lay a sheet of puff pastry on a cutting board and slice into 6 equal portions.
Spoon out the meat mixture onto each puff pastry rectangle. Don't overfill!
Whisk the second egg in a small bowl.
Brush egg on one of the long edges of each rectangle.
Roll up each rectangle. The egg should help stick the puff pastry together.
Place each sausage roll seam side down on a parchment lined (or use silicone!) baking sheet.
Repeat with the second puff pastry sheet.
Use the remaining egg left in the small bowl to wash the tops of the sausage rolls.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds on the sausage rolls.
Bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Serve immediately with sweet chili dipping sauce.