Lamb and Haloumi Sausage Rolls
This is the first time ever I have made homemade sausage rolls and they turned out great! Really tasty. They would be great for entertaining. It is a weekend meal as it takes 30 mins in the oven and about 20 mins to prepare, but you could probably prepare the meat mixture the day before and then just make up the rolls when you're ready to eat to cut down on prep time.
Time Taken?: 50 mins (20 mins prep, 30 mins to cook)
Makes 24 rolls (so would serve about 6 for meal and heaps more if entertaining and using them as a starter).
INGREDIENTS
500g lamb mince
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1/4 cup mint jelly
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
180g haloumi, grated
2 garlic cloves- minces
2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
3 sheets frozen puff pastry- thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
METHOD
Pre-heat oven to 180oC. Line a large baking tray with baking paper (I needed 2 trays).
Combine lamb, breadcrumbs, mint jelly, chopped mint, haloumi, garlic and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Divide mixture into 6 equal portions, then form each into a long sausage.
Cut each pastry sheet in half. Place a sausage lengthways in the centre of a halved sheet. Brush edges of the pastry with a little cold water, then roll up pastry around sausage, sealing edges.
Cut each length into 4 sausage rolls, then place, sealed side down, on baking tray. Repeat with remaining pasty and sausages. Brush with beaten egg. (You can sprinkle over some sesame seeds or nigella seeds at this stage if you like).
Bake for 30 mins or until puffed and golden.
The recipe suggests to serve these with a salad of tomato, onion and mint, which I did and which worked well. You could, however, serve them with any salad you like- or on their own if serving as a starter.
