An ideal appetizer course or as perfect party food, these fantastic sausage rolls feature a buttery sour cream and Parmesan cheese pastry that's just irresistible.
Course
Appetizer/Hors d'Oeuvres
Cuisine
Italian Inspired
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time25minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings24sausage rolls
Calories231kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1 ½poundsgood quality Italian sausage linkscasings removed
For the Sour Cream Pastry
2 1/2cupsflour
1/3cupgrated Parmesan cheese
1cupvery cold butter cut in cubes
½cupsour cream
For the egg wash
1egg
2tbspwater
Instructions
Be sure the sausages are very well chilled, it will make them easier to handle and roll. I like to put them in the freezer for a half hour or so before removing the casings and rolling them in the pastry.
To make the pastry
Stir together the flour and Parmesan cheese.
Cut butter into the flour and Parmesan with a food processor or pastry blender until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Small pea size pieces of butter should still be visible in the mix.
Stir in the sour cream to form a dough. Separate dough in 2 portions wrap in plastic wrap and let rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes to rest.
To prepare the sausage rolls
Roll each portion of the rested dough into a long rectangle the same width as the sausage links and between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick.
Using scissors, carefully remove the casing from each sausage and place it on the dough.
Roll the sausage in the pastry, cutting the pastry rectangle in a straight line when the sausage is completely surrounded with pastry and slightly overlaps. Egg wash the edges of the dough where they meet. Press well to seal. Egg wash the tops of the sausage rolls if desired. Cut into individual pieces and place on a baking sheet. Chill for 20 minutes in the fridge.
Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes until evenly golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 175 degrees F on a meat thermometer.
Serve with your favorite marinara sauce as a dip.
Recipe Notes
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.