Cheese and leek ‘sausage’ rolls - vegetarian

Name: Cheese and leek ‘sausage’ rolls - vegetarian
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 large leek; 120 g grated cheese - a strong cheddar or parmesan both work; 130 g fresh breadcrumbs - wholemeal or rye or spelt give a nice flavour; Handful fresh parsley, chopped; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1-2 tbsp milk; Salt and pepper; 250 g puff pastry - homemade/ shop bought; For glazing: Another egg but just the yolk, beaten

Alessandra @alessa

I always make these as ‘sausage’ rolls but today they look more like pasties 😆
Taste good whatever shape you make.

Alessandra @alessa

I always make these as ‘sausage’ rolls but today they look more like pasties 😆
Taste good whatever shape you make.

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Ingredients

1large leek
120 ggrated cheese - a strong cheddar or parmesan both work
130 gfresh breadcrumbs - wholemeal or rye or spelt give a nice flavour
Handfulfresh parsley, chopped
1large egg, beaten
1 tbspwholegrain mustard
1-2 tbspmilk
Salt and pepper
250 gpuff pastry - homemade/ shop bought
For glazing: Another egg but just the yolk, beaten

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Steps

1

Heat the oven to 210c.
2

Mix the leek, cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, egg and mustard. Season with a pinch of salt and a couple of grinds of pepper.
3

Gradually add the milk. You may not need 2 tbsp. The mix should just hold its shape when you bring it together. Half the mix.
4

Roll out the pastry. The easiest way - and the way that prevents thick pastry that usually ends up being undercooked - is to roll it out to a large rectangle - about 40x30cm more or less.
5

Have the short end nearest to you. Then spoon half the mix down one side of the long edges of the pastry. About 1-2 cm from the edge. Then do the same the other side. Pack the mix quite tightly - like a sausage.
6

Brush the pastry in between the ‘sausages’ with some of the egg yolk.
7

Fold each side in. So from the outer edge over the ‘sausage’ to the middle. Cut the pastry down the middle to separate the two rolls.
8

Press along each seam and at the ends. Then brush all over with the egg yolk. Then score each one diagonally.
9

Put on a lined baking tray and bake for about 30 mins. They go golden but you still need to make sure the pastry’s cooked. Sometimes they look ready but the pastry cam be still raw 🙀
10

Enjoy 😋