This Australian Sausage Rolls recipe with cheese and bacon ticks all the boxes - super tasty, great for entertaining and very welcomed at parties. Make a batch and put half in the freezer for later.
½cup(50 grams) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese
1small onion
2garlic cloves
½cupbarbecue sauce
1teaspoonwhite vinegar (omit if using Australian or British style barbecue sauce)
½cupdry breadcrumbs
1egg
⅓cupmilk
1teaspoondried oregano
½teaspoonground allspice
¼teaspoonsalt
freshly ground pepper(to taste)
For Shaping and Baking
2sheets frozen puff pastry (thawed (See Note 1))
1egg(for egg wash)
Pinch of salt
Poppy seeds
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F/200ºC. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
To make the Filling
Finely chopped the bacon, onion and garlic. I like to stick the whole lot into a food processor and pulse until it's all finely chopped.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling.
To Shape and Bake
In a small bowl, lightly beat the extra egg with a pinch of salt for an egg wash.
Divide the filling into eight portions.
Roll each sheet of thawed puff pastry slightly thinner and cut into four rectangles (you’ll have eight rectangles in total). If using four Australian puff pastry sheets, don't roll out thinner: just cut each sheet in half (you'll have eight rectangles in total).
Spread one portion of filling along the long edge of each rectangle. Brush the opposite long edge with a small amount of the egg mixture. Roll up tightly, and cut into six sausage rolls. You’ll have 48 in total.
Arrange on a prepared baking sheet, allowing room to puff.
Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown and the filling is cooked through.
Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.
Notes
Australian puff pastry sheets are smaller and thinner than those sold in the U.S. If using Australian puff pastry, you’ll need about 4 sheets (12 oz / 340 g total) to replace the 2 sheets from a 17.3 oz (490 g) U.S. package.