Name: Aussie sausage rolls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 400 gram kangaroo mince (see notes); 2 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 2 rashers, chopped rindless bacon; 1 egg; 2 tablespoon thyme, chopped; 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce; 1 zest orange; 3 sheets puff pastry; 2 tablespoon milk; tomato sauce, to serve

Aussie sausage rolls

Kangaroo mince gives these sausage rolls a gourmet twist, but if you use beef or pork instead, they still qualify as dinky-di Aussie!

Prep

30M

Cook

15M

Total

45M

Ingredients

400 gram kangaroo mince (see notes)

2 cup fresh breadcrumbs

2 rashers, chopped rindless bacon

1 egg

2 tablespoon thyme, chopped

1 tablespoon cranberry sauce

1 zest orange

3 sheets puff pastry

2 tablespoon milk

tomato sauce, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to very hot, 220°C. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.

2.In a food processor, combine mince, breadcrumbs, bacon, egg, thyme, cranberry sauce and zest.

3.Process until almost smooth. Season to taste. Transfer to a piping bag with thick nozzle.

4.Cut each pastry sheet into 3 even strips. Pipe filling lengthways along centre of each pastry strip. Brush edges with milk. Roll up to enclose.

5.Cut each roll into 3 equal pieces. Place seam side down on trays. Brush with milk and prick with a fork. Bake 10-15 minutes, until pastry is puffed and golden. Serve hot with tomato sauce.