Sausage plait
Sausage plait with golden, flaky pastry and a well‑seasoned sausage filling, creating a beautifully braided bake that looks crisp, comforting, homely and perfect for easy family cooking.
Equipment
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 320 g shortcrust or puff pastry
- 400 g sausage meat
- ½ onion, finely sliced
- ½ tsp dried sage
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°c / gas 6.
- Mix together the sausage meat, onion, sage and seasoning until thoroughly combined.
- Make the sausage meat into a long flat sausage shape and place on top of pastry
- Using a sharp knife, cut chevrons in the pastry, starting at the end nearest to you, fold the pastry alternately over each other just like a plait. Brush the top with beaten egg.
- Transfer to a baking tray and bake in the centre of the oven for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and baked through.