Turkey Sausage Rolls

This turkey sausage rolls wreath is perfect for your Christmas get togethers.

With very little effort you can be tucking into homemade sausage rolls that are full of festive flavours and seriously difficult to resist!

Get these beauties in the oven and after a few minutes everyone will come flocking to the kitchen, ready to grab one as soon as they are cooked.

Bon appétit!

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• ❤️ Why you will love this dish
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🍽 Equipment
• 🔪 Instructions
• 🥗 Side Dishes
• 🥙 Substitutions
• 📖 Variations
• 🍣 Storage
• 🍱 Prepare in Advance
• Top Tips
• More Christmas recipe to try
• 📋 Recipe
• Food safety
• 💬 Comments

For me, there is nothing better than the smell of a homemade sausage roll wafting through the kitchen. Crisp pastry on the outside and tender meat on the inside is a match made in heaven.

These are turkey mince sausage rolls made with pork sausage meat and cranberries for a festive twist.

For extra fun, arrange them in a sausage roll wreath.

❤️ Why you will love this dish

• Uses ready rolled puff pastry. so easy to prepare.
• Prepare and freeze in advance.
• Festive flavours of turkey, pork and cranberries.
• Delicious hot or cold.

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🥘 Ingredients

• Puff pastry - puff pastry rectangular sheets make this recipe so easy. The pastry made with all butter is best for taste.
• Sausagemeat - buy ready made or your favourite sausages. Slice down the middle and scoop out the filling.
• Turkey mince - turkey thigh mince has great falvour and the extra fat will help to bind the ingredients together.
• Cranberries - use dried cranberries as you will get their gorgeous flavour without the excess moisture from fresh cranberries.
• Sage - dried sage for flavour.
• Seasoning - flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Egg - for sealing and glazing the sausage rolls.

The printable recipe card with full ingredient quantities and instructions can be found at the bottom of the article.

🍽 Equipment

• mixing bowl
• lined oven tray
• pastry brush
• knife

🔪 Instructions

• Season the sausage meat and mix in the sage and divide into 3 long sausages the length of the pastry.
• Lay the pastry out flat and cut each piece in half lengthways.
• Divide the turkey meat into 3 and lay a strip of meat along the middle of three lengths of the pastry.
• Lay the cranberries on top of the turkey meat and add a layer of sausage meat.
• Use beaten egg to paint a strip along one side of the pastry and carefully roll up. Pinch the edges to seal.
• Arrange the 3 lengths of sausage roll into two rings, one inside the other. As a guide you will need about a third of one and a whole one for the smaller ring and the remainder for the larger one.
• Cut into 24 pieces, which will be slightly wedge shaped and then place on a non stick baking tray.
• Brush with beaten egg and use the last piece of pastry to cut out little decorations if you wish. Brush the decorations with egg wash.
• Place in a 220C/200FAN/425F/Gas7 oven for about 35 minutes until the pastry is cooked through.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly then arrange on a platter in a wreath shape.

🥗 Side Dishes

If you are putting on a Christmas buffet, try some of these other ideas for light bites.

• Duck Terrine with Asparagus
• Chicken Liver Parfait
• Game Terrine
• Smoked Salmon Pâté
• Pork Rillettes
• Salmon and Broccoli Quiche
• Quiche Lorraine
• Salmon Gravlax
• Savoury Cake
• Chicken Salad Croissant
• Smoked Salmon Tartines
• Crab Canapés
• Smoked Salmon Canapés
• Chicken Sausage Rolls

🥙 Substitutions

• Dried cranberries - use dried apricots instead.
• Turkey mince - use chicken or pork mince.

📖 Variations

• Chicken mince with ham or chorizo
• Cheese and onion with sun dried tomatoes
• Sausage meat with chestnuts
• mozzarella sausage rolls. We call them 'mooing pigs' and they're a great family favourite.

🍣 Storage

• Refrigerator - store uncooked for a day or cooked sausage rolls for up to 3 days.
• Freezer - freeze uncooked sausage rolls on trays then transfer to a container for up to a month.
• Reheat - enjoy cold or crisp up in the oven.

🍱 Prepare in Advance

• These are perfect for making in advance from chilled or defrosted frozen pastry.
• If you have used chilled dough and ingredients you can assemble the rolls and freeze for a month or refrigerate the day before you want to cook them.
• When using previously frozen ingredients they are best made and cooked on the same day.
• You can always reheat the sausage rolls before eating but they must be eaten and not stored again.

Top Tips

• Serve these tasty treats in a wreath shape around your favourite dips.
• Chutneys, cranberry sauce, baked brie and ketchup all go down well.

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More Christmas recipe to try

• Baileys Sabayon - light dessert with just 3 ingredients
• Mozzarella Sausage Rolls or Mooing Pigs
• Leftover Turkey Pithivier - easy pie made with shop bought puff pastry
• Celebration Turkey Pie - a real showstopper!
• Turkey Ballotine
• Cranberry Sauce
• Chicken Ballotine
• Crispy Chocolate Rudolph Pops - perfect for the kids and as gifts

📋 Recipe

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Food safety

We sometimes take for a granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. Add to, or remove from, the list below with health and safety tips.

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove