Tasty Sausage Plait

Ingredients:

Pastry

• 225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
• 150g/5oz Margarine or Butter
• 4 Tablespoons Cold Water (approx)

Filling

• 350g/12oz Sausage meat
• 1 Medium Onion (peeled & finely chopped)
• 2 Tablespoons Tomato Ketchup(optional)
• 1 Tablespoon Chopped Parsley
• Pinch of Mixed Herbs
• Ballymaloe Relish
• Glaze: Beaten Egg or Milk

Method:

• Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas5. Lightly dust a flat baking sheet with flour.
• Make pastry by rubbing the margarine into the flour. Add sufficient water to mix to a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Wrap in cling film and allow to rest۪ while making the filling.
• Make the filling by mixing all the Ingredients, less the relish, together. Transfer to a floured surface and shape into a sausage like roll.
• Roll out the pastry into a 30cms/12″ square. Place on the prepared tin. Put a spreading of the relish over the pastry. Next, put the filling down the centre of the pastry leaving about 10cms/4″ either side.
• Cut diagonal 2½cms/4″each side of the filling. Take each strip separately and plait across the filling alternating each side.
• Tuck in the ends to neaten! Brush with beaten egg or milk and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

Source: Odlums

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