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For the pastry

  • 175g gluten-free flour
    (we used Doves Farm, widely available)
  • 85g butter
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg yolk
    mixed with 3 tbsp cold water

For the filling

Nutrition: per rolll

  • kcal86
  • fat6g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs8g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein2g
  • salt0.14g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    To make the pastry, put the flour, butter and cayenne pepper into a food processor, then whizz into fine breadcrumbs. sprinkle the egg and water mixture onto the flour and pulse again until the mixture begins to come together. Tip the mixture onto a board, then gently squeeze the pastry until it begins to come together in a ball, adding more water if it feels dry. Divide the mixture in half, roll each piece into a 12 x 30cm rectangle and slip onto a baking sheet. Do not chill.

  • step 2

    Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the filling ingredients together, except one egg yolk, which you need for glazing, in a food processor. Divide in two and roll each into a 30cm-long sausage shape. Lay a cheese sausage on one side of the pastry. Brush the sausage and pastry with egg yolk and fold the pastry over the top to encase the sausage. Seal the two edges, trim the ends, then cut into 2cm pieces. Arrange on a baking sheet and chill for 30 mins.

  • step 3

    Brush the rolls with a little more egg yolk, place herbs on top, if you like, then bake for 12-15 mins until golden brown.

RECIPE TIPS
FREEZING AHEAD

Make to the end of stage 2, then freeze in an airtight plastic box. Bake from frozen for an extra 5-10 mins.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2006

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A star rating of 4.1 out of 5.9 ratings
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maggiebleksley

I tried this, substituting soft cheese for butter, as others have suggested. I don't know how other people manage, or what I did wrong, but the pastry was a complete disaster. It broke up every time I tried to move it to the baking tray, even after several additions of cold water. I ended up having…

chinnymummy

A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Disappointing. The pastry was too crumbly. It was very dry. Not in a hurry to make this one again!

northof40

I haven't tried the recipe as yet. My comment is- why make a recipe all things to all people? Unless the vegetarian is also a coeliac, why make them do without a normal pastry for the sausage roll? Some other recipes use soy milk, why? I know we can put in what we like but it makes the recipes…

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maggiebleksley

Of course it's not necessary to use all these special ingredients if you're only catering for a few people you know don't require this, but if you're catering for a crowd, you'd want to make sure as many as possible could eat them and some people do have very complex special dietary needs.

helenclare5

Lovely recipe - Although not cooking for gluten free diets, used puff pastry. Delicious and very light - will double the recipe next time for the freezer! Impressed both Vegetarians AND non-veggies.

bacon-n-egg

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I made these from pre-rolled puff pastry. smelt and tasted wonderful.

Went down a storm at my sons birthday tea.

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