Smarter sausage rolls

Serves: 24 (makes 24)

Time to make: 40 mins

Ingredients

3 sheets ready-rolled reduced-fat puff pastry
500g trim pork mince
2 slices wholemeal bread, made into crumbs
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium potato, grated raw but with the skin on
1 tablespoon bran (baking bran is available in the bulk section of the supermarket)
2 teaspoons dried sage
2 teaspoons mixed herbs
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 generous tablespoons tomato sauce
water, to seal pastry
¼ cup skim milk, for glazing

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Instructions

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1 Preheat the oven to 220°C.

2 In a bowl, combine the fresh breadcrumbs, herbs, salt, bran flakes, onion, meat, grated potato and the sauces.
If you have a processor, chop the onion, add the slices of bread and pulse to crumbs, then add all the rest of the ingredients and mix in the processor.

3 Slice each pastry sheet in half, making 6 rectangles. Scoop out some of the meat mixture and place a ‘sausage’ of mixture along the middle of each strip. Brush one edge of the strip with water, roll the pastry over and seal it together to form a long roll.

4 Cut the rolls into four sausage rolls. Place them seam side down on a greased tray. Slash the top of each sausage roll once or twice with a serrated knife to allow steam to escape, then brush each one lightly with milk.

5 Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until dark golden. Serve with tomato sauce for dipping.

HFG tip

You could add more grated vegetables if you like, but for party food my kids aren't fooled for a minute by sausage rolls with carrots or courgettes in them!

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 185 cal

Kilojoules 775 kJ

Protein 12.1 g

Total fat 5.5 g

Saturated fat 2.7 g

Carbohydrates 21.7 g

Sugar 2 g

Dietary fibre 0.8 g

Sodium 305 mg

Calcium 25 mg

Iron 1.1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.