What is Sausage roll?
{{Infobox food | name = Sausage roll | image = John Campbell's Irish Bakery Sausage Roll (34278149014).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = | associated_cuisine = United Kingdom | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = | served = Hot or room temperature | main_ingredient = [[Puff pastry]], [[sausage]] meat | variations = | calories = | other = }} A '''sausage roll''' is a savoury dish, popular in current and former [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] nations, consisting of sausage meat wrapped in [[puff pastry]]. Although variations are known throughout Europe and in other regions, the sausage roll is most closely associated with [[British cuisine]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-24 |title=Sausage roll row: US 'invents' new summer snack |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40392410 |access-date=2023-05-07}}</ref> It is usually eaten as a [[snack]]. ==Composition== [[File:Saucijzenbroodje.jpg|thumb|A [[Dutch cuisine|Dutch]] sausage roll (''saucijzenbroodje'') showing the puff pastry surrounding the roll of minced meat inside.]] Sausage rolls are made from sheets of [[puff pastry]] formed into tubes around [[sausage]] meat and [[Glaze|glazed]] with egg or milk before being [[baked]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sausage-roll-recipe/index.html | title=Sausage Roll Recipe | publisher=[[Food Network]] | access-date=28 October 2009}}</ref> They can be served either hot or cold. In the 19th century, they were made using [[shortcrust pastry]] instead of puff pastry.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Our New Cook-Book|journal=Peterson's Magazine|date=July 1866|volume=15|pages=438|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4iHQAAAAMAAJ&q=sausage+roll&pg=PA438|access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref> A [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]] or [[Veganism|vegan]] sausage roll can be made in the same manner, using