Italian Sausage Rolls

Mild and hot sausage, grated Romano cheese, fresh basil leaves wrapped in puff pastry sheets, rolled, sliced into small pieces and baked until golden brown.

Ingredients -
2 Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets, thawed
3 Mild Sausage Links
3 Hot Sausage Links
6 tablespoons Romano Cheese, grated
10 Fresh Basil Leaves
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Lay the puff pastry sheets out on a flat work surface.

3. Split the sausage casings lengthwise and turn the mild sausage meat out onto 1 pastry sheet and the hot sausage meat out onto the other pastry sheet.

4. Gently pat the meat out to fit the pastry sheets, being careful to leave a 1/2-inch strip bare on both long sides of each sheet.

5. Top with 3 tablespoons of Romano cheese and 5 basil leaves per sheet.

6. Starting with 1 of the bare strips, roll the pastry tightly around the filling.

7. The bare strip on the far end will stick to itself.

8. Place the rolls in the freezer for at least 1 hour; they should be just frozen enough to make slicing easy.

9. Slice the rolls into 1/2-inch pieces, place on baking sheets and place in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove and let cool 5 minutes before serving.

 
 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 



Appetizer Tips -
Fresh Basil Leaves

Fresh basil deteriorates rapidly so it should be purchased when needed. Store fresh basil, wrapped loosely in plastic in the crisper section of the refrigerator.


Appetizer Tips -
Fresh Basil Preparation

Fresh basil should be torn rather than cut with scissors as the metal scissors can discolor the leaves.


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