Fennel Seed Sausage Rolls

Ingredients:

• 500g Pork Sausage Meat
• 375g ready-rolled puff pastry sheet
• 1 tablespoon of fennel seeds
• 1 egg, beaten

Method:

1. Put the sausage meat in a bowl and divide into two balls. Place one ball of sausage meat onto a long piece of cling film. Roll into a cylinder approximately 30cm long. Wrap tightly in the cling film and place on a tray in the fridge. Repeat with the other ball of sausage meat.

2. Heat oven to 200C (180C fan/gas 6). Lay the pastry out on your work surface and cut it into four equal strips lengthways. Roll two of the strips out a little more with a rolling pin so that they are 40cm long and 10cm wide. Unwrap the sausage meat, place each one in the middle of a rolled-out pastry length and sprinkle each with half the fennel seeds.

3. On either side of the meat, cut regular slits from the edge up to the meat – do this all the way round to create 2cm tabs. Fold over the ends. Starting at one end, bring up one tab from one side and drape it over the meat, then do the same with one from the opposite side. Repeat with the other strip of sausage meat.

4. Brush both with egg, then lift onto baking trays.

5. Cut each of the remaining strips of pastry into three strips lengthways and plait together. Lay the plait on top of the sausage pastries and brush with more egg.

6. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes/ until risen and golden brown. Remove from the oven, transfer to a large board and slice. This can be served hot or cold.