Sausage rolls are a classic snack that are very easy to make with this shortcut recipe. Light and airy puff pastry wrapped around crispy sausage, topped with your favorite toppings and baked until golden brown!
Sausage Roll Recipe
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These sausage rolls are one of those appetizers that people will think are fancy and take a long time to make. However, these shortcut sausage rolls are made with store bought puff pastry and sausage making them an easy and fancy appetizer.
Everyone loves a good appetizer but sometimes when prepping for a dinner party or get together with multiple dishes on the go we just need a quick and easy appetizer. These are low prep and only 3 ingredients (not including the optional toppings)! This recipe is customizable, use your favorite sausage, toppings and dipping sauce!
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What is in Sausage Rolls?
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- Puff Pastry - is a secret weapon in the kitchen when it comes to easy appetizers. I always keep a pack a puff pastry in the freezer which makes it easy for me to put together an appetizer or snack in a flash
- Sausage - In this shortcut recipe we will be using store bought sausage. This cuts down on the prep time as you don't need to worry about seasoning ground pork to make your own filling. Simply pick up a pack of your favorite sausage and remove the casings for this recipe
- Our favorite flavor combination is honey garlic sausage with honey mustard. You can really use any flavor of raw pork sausage you like!
- Optional Toppings - to give the sausage rolls a fun design on top they can be topped with regular sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, Everything Bagel seasoning, or coarse salt.
How to Make Sausage Rolls
Full Printable Recipe Below
- Defrost puff pastry according to package directions.
- Preheat oven to 400°F or Air Fryer to 350°F.
- On a lightly floured surface unfold your pastry dough and gently roll it out to flatten. Cut each sheet into 4 long rectangular sections.
- Optional: Spread a line of honey mustard down the center of each piece of pastry. This adds a hint of sweetness to the rolls.
- Remove casing from sausage. Place sausage in the center of each piece of pastry and stretch into a thin strip. Depending on the size of the sausage use 1-2 sausage per piece of pastry.
- Brush one edge of each piece of pastry with the whisked egg. Roll the sausage roll starting from the end without the egg wash, over onto the egg washed side. Leave the sausage roll seam side down.
- Cut each sausage roll into 6 equal portions about 2" long.
- Brush the tops of each roll with the whisked egg and top with the optional toppings if using.
- Cook the rolls:
AIR FRYER COOKING METHOD
Place sausage rolls 2” apart (seam side down) in a lightly greased Air Fryer Basket/Tray. Air Fry for 8-10 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
OVEN COOKING METHOD
Place sausage rolls 2" apart (seam side down) on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. - Serve with dipping sauce of choice or as is and enjoy!
Tips for the Best Sausage Rolls!
- Sausage - it is absolutely crucial to remove the casing from the sausage! If you leave the casing on or forget to remove them the sausage rolls will burst open while cooking and it will be really hard to slice the sausage rolls.
- Puff Pastry - thaw puff pastry in the fridge before using. To ensure the pastry does not stick, lightly flour your kitchen counter or cutting board. Lightly brush the pastries with egg wash before baking to ensure a nice golden brown color.
- Flavor Variations - the fun this about making these shortcut sausage rolls is that you can switch up the flavor just by using a different sausage. We love using honey garlic sausage and honey mustard. However you can use chorizo sausage, sweet Italian sausage, hot Italian sausage or any raw pork sausage you like. If you use a smoked sausage the recipe will be more like pigs in a blanket than sausage rolls but those are delicious too!
FAQ
Air Fryer – Preheat Air Fryer to 400˚F. Add to the air fryer basket or tray and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until warmed through.
Oven – Preheat oven to 375˚F. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until warmed through.
Microwave – microwave for 30 seconds. Note this method will not make them crispy again.
Refrigerate in air tight container in the fridge up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
I recommend only making this recipe up to 2 days in advance. Reheat in the oven or air fryer before serving and enjoy.
Cooked sausage rolls can be frozen for up to 3 months in an air tight container or Ziploc bag. If freezing in a container, add a piece of parchment paper between layers to prevent them from sticking together. Allow sausage rolls to thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat with the above steps, or reheat from frozen (add 2-3 minutes to the reheating time).
Use gluten free store bought or homemade puff pastry and be sure to use a gluten free sausage.
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Sausage Rolls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork sausages (uncooked)
- 1 pack puff pastry (2 sheet pack, pre-rolled)
- 1 egg (whisked)
- 1 tablespoon honey mustard (optional)
Optional Toppings
- Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Sesame Seeds
- Black Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Defrost puff pastry according to package directions.
- Preheat oven to 400°F or Air Fryer to 350°F
- On a lightly floured surface unfold your pastry dough and gently roll it out to flatten. Cut each sheet into 4 long rectangular sections.
- Optional: Spread a line of honey mustard down the center of each piece of pastry. This adds a hint of sweetness to the rolls.
- Remove casing from sausage. Place sausage in the center of each piece of pastry and stretch into a thin strip. Depending on the size of the sausage use 1-2 sausage per piece of pastry.
- Brush one edge of each piece of pastry with the whisked egg. Roll the sausage roll starting from the end without the egg wash, over onto of the egg washed side. Leave the sausage roll seam side down.
- Cut each sausage roll into 6 equal portions about 2" long.
- Brush the tops of each roll with the whisked egg and top with the optional toppings if using.
- AIR FRYER COOKING METHODPlace sausage rolls 2” apart (seam side down) in a lightly greased Air Fryer Basket/Tray. Air Fry for 8-10 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.OVEN COOKING METHODPlace sausage rolls 2" apart (seam side down) on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
- Serve with dipping sauce of choice or as is and enjoy!
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