Delia's Sausage Rolls

[Hazel at the Hill]

In Delia's recipe for the above, she suggested freezing the sausage rolls if you aren't going to eat them straight away.

I cooked a few when I made them (they are lovely - the quick flaky pastry is foolproof & you add finely chopped onion & sage to the sausagemeat), and froze the rest.

What she doesn't say is if you have to defrost them before cooking, or if you can cook them from frozen, for how long and at what temp.

What do you think?

[Glutton4...]

She says at the top to freeze uncooked, then defrost before cooking!

They look sooooo yummy too don't they?


* dribble...

[Flummery]

They'll be fine defrosted then reheated I reckon. I made some yesterday with frozen puff pastry, local butcher's Lincolnshire sausgae meat, extra shredded onion and a handful of garden sage. We had to test quite a few before we were sure!
I froze them cooked.

[Glutton4...]

I always add garlic, onion and herbs to my sausage meat. I've even converted people who don't usually like sausage rolls! Mind you, if you've ever eaten an overcooked, sat-under-a-heat-lamp-for 5-hours catering sausage roll, I guess you would hate 'em!

They give me chronic indigestion, but I can't leave 'em alone

[Hazel at the Hill]

She says at the top to freeze uncooked, then defrost before cooking!

D'oh that's me being very unclear - sorry!

I cooked some (scoffed them straight off the cooling rack, actually - you have to be sure, as Flum says) and froze the rest uncooked.

So the question is, do I have to defrost the uncooked soss rolls before cooking them, and if not, how long would you give them at what temp?

[SarzWix]

You can cook them from frozen Haze, just add 10 mins or so to the cooking time. If you have a meat thermometer to check them, so much the better

[Hazel at the Hill]

You can cook them from frozen Haze, just add 10 mins or so to the cooking time.....

Right-o.

Thanks, Sarz.

[SarzWix]

I often freeze sausage rolls uncooked Less damage to the flaky pastry in my over-full freezer that way

[lynda66]

hmmmmmm can you get beef sausage meat ... i'm banned from pork .... ahhhhhh bugger it tis xmas .... maybe if i don't tell him? ... hmmmmmm something tells me i'm not overly committed to the giving up pork thing *giggles

[Glutton4...]

*wafts newly cooked bacon rashers at Lynda...


Mwahaaahaaaa!

[SarzWix]

You can get beef sausage meat I only ever have beef sausages/sausage meat. If you can't find sausage meat, Morrisons do beef Lorne sausage, which is sausage meat in a 'meatloaf' shape, sliced, and that makes great sausage rolls.

[Dane End Dolly]

Lynda, why do you not just purchase beef sausages, peel off the skin and then mash the sausage meat with any extra seasonings you want

Kx

[lynda66]

*wafts newly cooked bacon rashers at Lynda...


Mwahaaahaaaa!

confesses that rob went to the butty shop the other day and bought me a bacon and egg barm cake .... and i ate it .... but weirdly i didn't enjoy it as much as normal ... cos i felt guilty lol

hmmmmm peeling the four skins off sausages ...... sounds gross lol

i've had the pork lorne sarz ... never knew they did beef, may have a look for some if i can be arsed to fight the crowds and go shopping .... thanks

[Dane End Dolly]

Hazel

Thanks for posting the link, it is the most easiest way of making flaky pastry i have ever heard of and the recipe sounds yummy

Kxx