sausage plait - where did I go wrong?

boredjellybean

Hi there

I saw an idea on here the other day where someone had made sausage plait & mixed the sausage meat with sage & onion stuffing & I thought oooh yummy

However I have just served this up to my children & snaffled a bit for myself & it was pretty rubbish - very dry & claggy, I am thinking that I should have perhaps added egg to the mixture? can anyone shed any light

many thanks

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Patchwork_Quilt

Have not seen the original recipe but a good friend of mine mixes her sausage meat with a couple of finely chopped apples (but no stuffing) and that isn't dry

debtfreein4years

i make this pretty regularly and it is a stodgy food. i find its more greasy than dry though and best cut into slices cold for lunch boxes. i think with adding the stuffing mix it might have been best to make the stuffing mix according to the packet and then mixed that with the sausage meat.

lickylonglips

did you use the stuffing mix dry or did you make it up as though you were making stuffing? i did some pork mince patties last week with stuffing in the mix and they fell apart big style, so i think i should have left the stuffing mix dehydrated.... perhaps the same thing is true for your plait?

boredjellybean

I just mixed the sausage meat & dry stuffing mix together until well combined & then popped it onto the pastry & plaited it

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raphanius

when i make sausage and stuffing plate pie i make up the stuffing mix according to the packets instructions, !!! some finely chopped onion and finely chopped apple if i have some and its lovely and moist

valk_scot

boredjellybean wrote: »

I just mixed the sausage meat & dry stuffing mix together until well combined & then popped it onto the pastry & plaited it

BB

I think you'd have been better to make up the stuffing as per the packet instructions and then mix it with the sausage meat.

boredjellybean

thanks for your replies - I don't know why but it didn't even cross my mind to make the stuffing up what a plumb I am !

I will try it again & see what happens

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cheerfulness4

Think it may have been my sausage plait you mean. I do mine similar to how raphanius does and its always moist. I make a moist mixture of the stuffing and then add to the sausage meat.

Never had it cold - sounds a lovely idea for a picnic or lunch.

rosieben

I did this the other day with leftovers - a couple of cooked sausages (chopped) some cooked stuffing and some mash. It was ok but a bit bland; I meant to include some left over bacon but forgot, and maybe extra onion next time I think

Just realised I didnt actually do a plait I rolled out the pastry, spread the mix over it and rolled the pastry up like a swiss roll ...

scuttles off to look out a proper recipe for sausage plait ...

boredjellybean

rosieben wrote: »

I did this the other day with leftovers - a couple of cooked sausages (chopped) some cooked stuffing and some mash. It was ok but a bit bland; I meant to include some left over bacon but forgot, and maybe extra onion next time I think

Just realised I didnt actually do a plait I rolled out the pastry, spread the mix over it and rolled the pastry up like a swiss roll ...

scuttles off to look out a proper recipe for sausage plait ...

sounds yummy & I like the idea of rolling it up - may try that myself


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