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Sausage Rolls

Pastry

20 oz. Margarine

6 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon cream of tartar

1 ½ teaspoons salt

3 egg yellows

¼ cup white vinegar

¾ cup fridge water

Method: Rub margarine in flour with your fingertips until it resembles fine bread crumbs. Make a hole in the center and add the rest of the ingredients. Combine with your fingertips until it forms a firm dough. Put in a plastic container and let it chill in the fridge for at least 6 hours.

Meat Filling

2 lbs. ground beef

½ teaspoon salt

½ cups chutney

½ teaspoon Aromat*

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

½ packet meatball maker* (spices)

½ cups oats

1 thick slice brown bread, crusts removed, soaked in a little water for 15 minutes and the water squeezed out

1 tablespoon onion, grated

Method: Cook the beef, salt, and chutney in a heavy saucepan on medium heat, until tender. Remove from heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients. Cook for 1 minute. Press in a square or rectangle glass bowl and chill in fridge for 3 hours.

Cut filling into strips and transfer onto rolled out pastry. Fold it closed and roll it over. Cut in desired lengths. Brush with beaten egg. Bake in preheated oven at 350°F until golden brown. Makes 50 – 60

*Aromat Seasonings add unique and adds an exciting flavor to meat, poultry, fish and vegetables. It is obtainable in large supermarket stores and Delicatessen  stores.

*Meatball maker (spices) - Meatball maker is available in a packet and is a combination of dried herbs and spices that enhance the flavor of meatballs. It is obtainable in large supermarket stores and Delicatessen stores.