Cooking around the world- UK edition

 Hello all! I started this blog a long time ago but I have not been good about keeping up with it! As some of you may know, I love to cook but I especially love making authentic foreign foods. So this year I plan to blog some of my adventures. Once a week I will take on a new country and a new style of cooking. My goal is to make easy dishes to show that anyone can experience the flavors of the world from their kitchen!

I am starting out with some British food, as I am a dual British citizen so it wasn't too much of a stretch for me.

I made two dishes, Scotch Eggs and Sausage Rolls.

Scotch Eggs

I adapted a recipe in which the scotch eggs are baked, not fried. I did this for two reasons, A) it is healthier, and B) I don't own a fryer so I bake out of necessity.

Ingredients:

• Approx 3/4 lb Ground Pork Sausage (NOT Italian Sausage)
• 5 hard boiled eggs
• A handful of breadcrumbs

Divide the sausage into equal portions. Wrap these portions around the hard-boiled eggs. Roll the sausage- coated eggs in the breadcrumbs and placed on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375F for approximately 25 minutes or until the sausage is lightly browned but cooked internally.

Sausage Rolls

• 1/2 a container of puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten
• Approx 1 lb Ground Pork Sausage (NOT Italian Sausage)
• Ground basil, pepper, and thyme, to taste

Mix sausage and herbs with your hands. Roll out puff pastry with a rolling pin, flattening lightly so the pastry doesn't puff up too much. Cut into rectangles 1-2 inches wide and 2-3 inches long. Place around 2 t of sausage in the middle of each rectangle. Brush the edges of the pastry with egg and roll up. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 400F for 20-25 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.