Mini Sausage Rolls are the perfect party food or lunch option. When you make them with a tasty, slightly hot-spicy filling, they are addictive. You are forewarned.
Thaw the sheet of puff pastry and cut in half, length-wise.
Add ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, ketchup, spices and salt and pepper into a bowl and mix well. Don't overwork it. (note 3)
Divide the meat in two and form a roll or log, the same length as the long side of your puff pastry halves.
Brush one of the long sides with egg and roll it up. Start at the side that is not brushed with egg. Roll as tight as you can. Make the second one the same way.
Refrigerate the uncut, unbaked sausage rolls for at least 1 hour. (note 4)
Cut the roll/log into 4 equal parts and brush them with egg. (note 5)
Place the rolls, seam side down, on a baking sheet that is covered with parchment paper and slide the baking sheet in the oven.
Bake for approx. 35 minutes until the dough is golden brown and the meat cooked. (note 6)
Eat warm or cold.
Notes
Ground pork or beef. Both are fine. Use meat that is not too fat and don't add too many ingredients that will add even more fat to the sausage rolls.
Your own bread crumbs or store-bought
Don't overdo the mixing. Like with meat balls or hamburgers, overmixing can lead to a very dense meat; you'll need to keep it airy and light.
If you are in a hurry, you can do without the cooling part. Make sure you have a sharp knife.
If you like them longer cut them in half or smaller cut each quarter in 3 slices.
Larger sausage rolls may take longer to bake, smaller sausage rolls will take less time to bake.