Beef & Blue Cheese Sausage Rolls

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Beef & Blue Cheese Sausage Rolls With Dijon Mustard

An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 40 minutes

  • 500g/1.1lbs beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 100g/3.5ozs blue cheese (use your favourite one)
  • 150g/5ozs. quince or fig paste
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, roasted and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 sheets puff pastry
  • 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water or milk for egg glaze
  • Dijon mustard to serve

Note: I also used a jalapeno chilli but that's because I wanted to use it up as I was going away.

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Step 1 - Preheat oven to 220C/440F and line 2 baking trays with parchment. Process the egg, blue cheese and fruit paste in a food processor. Mix well with the beef mince, walnuts, onion powder, salt and pepper.

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Step 2 - Divide each square sheet of puff pastry into half and divide the mince mixture among the six rectangles making a sausage shape in the centre. Brush each side with egg yolk and then roll up and seal. Place on lined tray seam side down.

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Rough slashing technique with knife

Step 3 - Sprinkle with seeds or I did a rough slashing technique too. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden. Serve with Dijon mustard (seriously, it works so well with Dijon!).

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© Lorraine Elliott