Cookbook:Nigerian Sausage Roll
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Nigerian Sausage Roll | |
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Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes
A Nigerian sausage roll is a savory pastry of seasoned sausage meat enclosed in a soft dough. It is particularly popular in countries with British influence, such as Nigeria.
Ingredients[edit | edit source]
Filling[edit | edit source]
- Nutmeg powder
- Seasoning cubes
- Sausage
Dough[edit | edit source]
Procedure[edit | edit source]
Filling[edit | edit source]
- Crumble the sausages with your fingers. Mix in the nutmeg, seasoning cubes, and any additional desired seasonings.
- If you want a smooth filling, blend the mixture to a smooth paste using a hand blender.
- Set aside.
Dough[edit | edit source]
- Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing basin. Mix well.
- Cut the margarine into small pieces, and add to the flour mixture.
- Massage the margarine into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles crumbs.
- Mix in small amounts of cold water until a stiff dough ball forms. This can be accomplished with only a modest amount of water.
- Cover and rest the dough for 10 minutes. Knead until smooth.
Assembly[edit | edit source]
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease the insides of an oven tray, dust it with flour, and pour out any excess flour. This prevents the rolls from sticking to the pan.
- Break the egg, beat it, and set it aside.
- Roll the dough out to a thickness of 3mm. Use a knife to trim the edges of the dough so it is shaped like a large rectangle. Remove any excess dough.
- Brush the dough rectangle with a thin layer of beaten egg.
- Scoop the sausage filling onto the dough, and shape it into a log along one of the rectangle's longer edges. The sausage should be thick enough that you can comfortably fold the dough and still have some overlap.
- Fold the dough in half like a mat. Place the folded roll on the excess dough to form a seal, similar to an envelope flap.
- Cut the log into smaller sausage rolls of your desired length.
- Roll out extra dough, cut, fill, fold, and cut into desired lengths.
- Transfer the cut sausage rolls to the prepared tray.
- Brush the sausage rolls with some beaten egg.
- Bake the rolls in the preheated oven until golden brown. Depending on the thickness of your dough and the type/heating capacity of your oven, this should take 30–40 minutes.
- Serve the rolls hot.
Notes, tips, and variations[edit | edit source]
- You can use the sausages straight from the package or season them before putting them in the sausage roll.