Dear Giuseppe

Seriously, this was probably my number one favorite thing to eat as a kid and even now. Ever since I got home to Australia, all I could think about was attempting to make these the way my mum did when I was a kid for the first time. And boy, did they go down well. I think I am currently the most popular kid in my family after this little number, well…… for today at least. My Uncle Rocco gave me an 8/10 then ate 12 in a row…… He was testing my humility. I just smiled and offered more…… Any way we are all fat now, end of story. Here’s how it goes……

INGREDIENTS

• 1.2 kg of Sausage meat from your local Butcher
• 2 Packets of Puff Pastry (or 10 sheets)
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs
• 2 pieces of sliced bread (cut off crust and soak in water)
• 2 eggs
• bunch of chopped Parsley
• 1 grated zuchinni
• 1/2 grated sweet potato
• 1 large finely chopped onioin
• 1 grated carrot
• blob of tomato sauce (ketchup)
• blob of sweet chilli sauce
• 2 eggs lightly whisked for the glaze and to stick together

METHOD

Pre-heat your oven to 160C. In a very large bowl, mix your sausage meat, grated carrot, zucchini, and sweet potato, finely chopped onion, eggs, parsely, breadcrumbs, soaked bread (make sure you have cut off the crust and soaked in water) tomato sauce and sweet chilli sauce. You can use your hands make sure they are wet so the meat doesn’t stick to them…. and clean of course. Mix well and make sure you have the right consistency, damp but not watery. Make sure you have your puff pastry out of the freezer. Cut each sheet in half, place the meat mixture in the middle as shown above, and roll it up. Whisk 2 eggs into a bowl, this you will use for sticking and glazing which gives the rolls that golden color, use a cooking brush. Brush on the egg where you will join the pastryso it sticks whilst cooking. It should now look like a roll, join facing down. Cut in half and then in half again so you should make 4 pieces each roll.  On your trays you should put baking paper and then spray them or grease them with butter. Place your rolls on the tray. Brush your egg mixture on the top of all the rolls, you should also do this again halfway through cooking, keep checking on your rolls. Place them into the oven. Cook for 30 mins, turn heat down to 100 and cook for another 15 mins. You have to make sure the inside is cooked through and also not to burn the crust. This is very important, times and temperatures depend on your oven so make sure your keep your eye on it. Can t stress that enough. Take them out to sit and then serve with Tomato sauce (ketchup) or Sweet Chilli sauce, or both. :)

Good luck, You’ll be very loved in your house…… at least for the day 

xx love Nicole