This is a real upgrade from hot dogs in crescent rolls!! And they freeze.
Ingredients:
- 1 Tab butter
- ¼ c minced shallot
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 3 Tab panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
- 3 Tab milk
- ¾ c sauerkraut, drained
- 1 Tab Dijon mustard
- ¾ tsp caraway seeds, toasted, lightly crushed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 oz ground pork
- 1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed
- flour (for dusting)
- 1 egg, beaten to blend
- Mustard Dip
Directions:
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat.
- Add shallot and cook, stirring occasionally,reducing heat if needed to prevent burning, until soft, 4-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until aromatic, about 1 minute.
- Transfer shallot mixture to a large bowl and let cool.
- Combine panko and milk in a small bowl Let stand until milk is absorbed, 2-3 minutes.
- Add to bowl with shallot mixture.
- Squeeze any excess liquid from sauerkraut; coarsely chop and add to bowl.
- Stir in Dijon mustard and caraway seeds; season with salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Add pork; using a fork or your hands, gently mix until just combined (do not overmix).
- Chill in refrigerator overnight.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 14″ x10″ rectangle.
- Cut lengthwise into three 14″ x3 1/3″ strips.
- Transfer strips to prepared baking sheet.
- Using one-sixth of sausage filling and leaving a 1″ border at each end, pat sausage to form a thin log of filling down the center of 1 pastry strip.
- Fold pastry over sausage mixture to enclose, then press pastry together to seal. Fold seam under to ensure that sausage is tightly wrapped.
- Repeat with remaining pastry and sausage mixture.
- Cut small diagonal slits at 1″ intervals along top of pastries (to release steam).
- Brush top and sides of pastry with beaten egg.
- Chill in freezer for about 30 minutes or up to 2 weeks ahead. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then foil, and keep frozen.
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Bake pastries (if frozen, no need to thaw) until puffed and light brown, about 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350°F; continue baking until sausage is cooked through and pastry is golden and completely puffed, about 25 minutes.
- Cut sausage rolls crosswise into 1″ pieces and place on serving plate.
Serves: Makes 36
Source: Bon Appétit | December 2012 by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Mustard Dip
Ingredients:
- ½ c sour cream
- ½ c mayonnaise
- ½ c prepared mustard
- ¼ c sugar
- 2 Tab dried minced onion
- 1 ½ Tab ranch salad dressing mix (½ envelope)
- ½ Tab prepared horseradish
Directions:
- In a large bowl, combine the ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve with pretzels.
Serves: 2 cups.
Source:Taste of Home 2014, Iola Egle, Bella Vista, Arkansas