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| Scotch Egg Rolls
Until John Gray at Going Gently, Scotch Eggs had never entered my consciousness. I think I had one in the fake English Pub at EPCOT once, but it was likely as fake as Ye Olde English Pub. A little research shows that this delicacy has been around for nearly 200 years. A hard boiled egg, wrapped in sausage, breaded and cooked. Someone posted a traditional recipe a few weeks ago and I tried that. A few days ago I came across a recipe for the egg roll and decided to give it a try.
7 eggs - hard boil 6 of them
1 pound bulk Italian sausage (I used hot)
4 -6 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese - shredded
1 package frozen puff pastry.
Start by hard boiling 6 eggs, I prefer mine done, so 8-10 minutes at a nice boil, cover and let cool. Peel the hard boiled eggs. Thaw the puff pastry per the package directions. Beat the 7th egg in a bowl and have a basting or pastry brush handy. The pastry package I was working with had two sheets. I worked with them one at a time. Unfold the puff pastry on parchment or waxed paper. Flatten a thin layer of the sausage on about 2/3rd of the sheet of puff pastry. Place the eggs in the middle, sprinkle with about half of the shredded cheese, roll up - the paper layer will keep the pastry from sticking to the board and make this easier. Seal the edge with beaten egg. Transfer to a non-stick baking sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Brush the top with beaten egg. Bake at 400 degrees F, for 30-35 minutes. Cool and slice. Can be served cold making it a great make ahead dish.
My office's summer gathering is Sunday night, I will post in the comments what people thought of this dish.
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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Hearty English Food
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I'll pass; I don't eat sausage. but I am curious as to what squire burton-gray will think of your creation!
ReplyDeleteMake it with a hot water pastry crust, and you have gala pie. Not as many crumbs as with puff pastry, but probably too substantial for finger food or a polite conversational buffet, more one for a heavy-duty lunchbox
ReplyDeleteThey look scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteJohn has mentioned Scotch Eggs numerous times and I had no idea what they were. Thank you for explaining this.
ReplyDeleteMixed reaction at the party, about half of one was consumed. I think the Eggs put people off. One person commented that the sausage was a little hot - it was a little hot.
ReplyDeletedear me!
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