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History
Wrapping meat in dough goes back to Classical Greek or Roman times. An 1809 newspaper mentions an industrious vendor of saloop, buns and sausage rolls, and The Times first mentions the item in 1864, describing a wholesale pork pie manufacturer and sausage roll maker. Bourke Street Bakery, established in Surry Hills in 2004, lists four sausage rolls on its in-store menu, each at A$7.80.
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Common allergens: Gluten, Dairy, Egg
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 500g good-quality pork mince (about 20 percent fat)
- 100g fresh white breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion finely grated
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tsp fennel seeds toasted and crushed
- 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1.5 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper
- 375g all-butter puff pastry (1 sheet)
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
- Sesame or fennel seeds for the top
Method
- Heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Line a baking tray with paper.
- Combine the pork, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, fennel, parsley, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl. Mix well with your hand for 1 minute until sticky.
- Roll the puff pastry into a rectangle about 30cm long and 25cm wide. Cut into two long strips.
- Pipe or pile half the filling along one long edge of each pastry strip in a 3cm-thick sausage shape.
- Brush the far edge with egg wash, roll up firmly, seal seam-side down.
- Cut each roll into 5 pieces (about 6cm long). Place on the tray, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame or fennel seeds.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the pastry is deeply golden and the filling cooked through.
- Cool on the tray for 5 minutes before serving with tomato sauce or chutney.
Tip from the editors. Use the highest-fat pork mince you can find: a 20 percent fat ratio gives the moisture and flavour that defines the bakery counter version.
Where to eat sausage roll
Sausage Roll in Sydney
Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills ★ 4.6
The original Bourke Street Bakery is at 633 Bourke Street, Surry Hills, where each item has been made by hand since 2004, with new creations chalked up daily.
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More places near Bourke Street Bakery Surry Hills
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Lode Pies and Pastries Bakery, about 200 m away
- Four Ate Five Brunch, about 200 m away
- Artificer Coffee Coffee roaster, about 250 m away
- Humble Bakery Bakery, about 600 m away
- Sample Coffee Surry Hills Coffee roaster, about 600 m away
- Reuben Hills Café, about 800 m away
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