Chicken Mince Sausage Roll

These sausage rolls make great lunch or afternoon tea snacks. I used to buy frozen ones from the supermarket and baked them at home but now I can make them fresh on my own. I can even freeze up the rolled up pastry and bake them as and when I need them. Plus, they taste amazing!

Chicken Mince Sausage Roll

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small brown onion, peeled and finely sliced
500g chicken mince
1 courgette, grated
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp cold water
3 sheets puff pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 Tbsp black and white sesame seeds

Method

1) Preheat oven to 170C. Heat oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Add onion and saute until caramelised.

2) In a large bowl, combine onion with chicken , courgette, salt, breadcrumbs and cold water. Mix well, and divide mince into 3 portions.

3) Lay out pastry sheets and spread chicken mixture across the centre of each. Fold sheets in half away from you, then roll in half again so there is a double layer of pastry at the base of the sausage roll. Using a sharp knife, cut into 4 small rolls. Brush top of rolls with egg, then sprinkle white and black sesame seeds over each roll. 

4) Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until puffed and golden.