Sausage Rolls

Prep time : 35 mins
Cooking time: 30 mins
Makes : 48

Ingredients :
1 teaspoon oil, plus extra, for greasing
1 onion, finely chopped
500g sausage minced
80g soft white breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 sheets frozen ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed
beaten egg or milk, for glazing

Method:
Preheat the oven to 210'C.

Lightly grease a baking tray with oil

Heat the oil in a frying pan.

Add the onion and cook, over low heat, for 2-3 mins or until soft and transparent.

Put the onion, meat, breadcrumbs, tomato sauce and egg into a bowl and mix together.

Lay the pastry sheets on a lightly floured work surface and cut into three horizontal strips.

Divide the meat mixture into six equal portions and place across the long edge of the pastry.

Roll the pastry up to form long sausage shapes.

Brush lightly with a little beaten egg or milk.

Cut the rolls into 4cm lengths and place on the prepared tray.

Bake for 10 mins, then reduce the heat to 180'C and bake for a further 15 mins or until golden.

Source : Fallow, C & Kingham, K (2005) Baby & Toddler Food, Murdoch Books Pty Ltd