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A Sausage Roll Wreath is the ultimate Christmas party food and a real crowd-pleaser. All you need is store-bought pizza dough, sausages, and ketchup.
Serve the wreath at your holiday parties as a hot or cold appetizer or enjoy it as a family-friendly snack. If you are feeding a crowd, double the quantities and make a two-row arrangement.
Recipe Tip
The rolls are delicious with any dip you like – ketchup, mustard, aioli, or chili mayo.
Sausage Roll Wreath Ingredients
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- Sausages: Precooked pork wiener sausages, but use what you like.
- Pizza dough: This recipe uses storebought pizza dough.
- Ketchup: Spoon a small amount in each roll.
- Egg: For the egg wash.
- Bell pepper: A red or green pepper will keep things festive.
- Fresh basil: To garnish.
How to Make a Sausage Roll Wreath
- Prepare the ingredients. Roll out the pizza dough, cut into rectangles, and halve each diagonally.
- Get rolling. Slice the sausages into equal-sized pieces and roll them into the dough.
- Assemble the wreath. Place the sausage rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet in a wreath shape. Brush with egg wash.
- Bake. Shape the red pepper bow and top onto the wreath.
Tips for Success
- Cut the sausage pieces the same size for a symmetrical look.
- Don’t skip the egg wash. This will give them that golden glow!
- Place a plate in the middle of your baking sheet to guide you when arranging the rolls (remove it before baking).
Possible Variations
- Sausages: Good quality frankfurters, sausage meat, chorizo, chicken, lamb, etc, will all be great alternatives. Whatever you choose, make sure they are cooked through.
- Pizza dough: Try crescent dough, puff pastry, or make a homemade sausage roll dough.
- Ketchup: Mustard, Dijon, hot honey, chili sauce, and even cranberry sauce would be delicious.
- Egg: You can also brush with melted butter, cold coffee, or milk.
- Bell pepper: Use a real bow.
- Fresh basil: Rosemary or thyme.
- Toppings: Sprinkle with white or black sesame seeds, Everything But the Bagel Seasoning, or chia seeds.
How to Make the Bow
To make the red pepper bow, slice off the bottom curvy bit of the pepper with a sharp knife. Cut it in half and trim one section into a bow shape. Now, slice two pieces of red pepper for the ties and fasten them with toothpicks (be sure not to eat these).
How to Store Leftovers
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 3 days.
FAQs
I use precooked sausages, that finish cooking in the time it takes the pizza dough to bake.
Serve it on a large board or platter for a showstopping presentation and add your favorite dip in the middle.
Both are delicious.
Yes, you can make the wreath the day before, allow the rolls to cool, and then store it covered in the fridge. Place the wreath in a warm oven at 180°C (356°F) until heated through (they only need a few minutes).
The largest size wreath that will fit in my oven is 18 rolls. I bake the remaining 6 rolls separately and serve them in a bowl.
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Sausage Roll Wreath
Equipment
Ingredients
- 280 grams pizza dough, storebought, 1 roll
- 6 sausages
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 egg
- 1 bell pepper, red
- fresh basil, or rosemary twigs
Instructions
- Turn on the oven to 200º C (400º F).
- Roll the dough out into a rectangle.
- Cut it down the middle and then across to make 12 smaller equal-sized rectangles.
- Halve each rectangle diagonally into triangles.
- Spread half a teaspoon of ketchup (or mustard, or chili sauce, etc) on each triangle, or omit.
- Cut the sausages into small pieces.
- Place a piece of sausage on the wider end, tuck in the sides, and roll it up like a croissant.
- Repeat with the remaining sausages.
- Beat an egg together in a small bowl.
- Brush the sausage rolls with the egg wash.
- Arrange the rolls in a circle. It might help to place a bowl in the center (I used 18 rolls for my wreath, so I had some leftover).
- Bake in the oven on parchment paper for 10-12 minutes until they are golden brown.
- Allow to cool.
- Decorate with basil leaves (or rosemary twigs) and a red pepper (or real) bow.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How big should the rectangle be?
Hi Camilla, The best thing to do (if your pastry is rectangular) is to halve it across and divide it into symmetrical sections. My rectangles were each approximately 5×12 cm each (2×4.75 inches), and then I cut them diagonally. Any other questions, let me know! Happy Holidays, Sine
Do you cook the sausages before you roll them?
No, they are raw. They will cook along with the pastry:) Let me know if you have any other questions.
Can you use crescent rolls?
Yes, absolutely! Keep an eye on the bake time, it might differ a few minutes. Enjoy!
Hihi… oh yummy, reminds me of my UK childhood Xmases… I’ll have to find chicke veal/chicken sausages for my Muslim Hubby and Family…. I was also dying to know about the bow… was it a Babybel or not ???? 😉 x
Hi Christina, thank you so much for your kind comment, I love that it brought you down memory lane. You can absolutely replace the sausage as you please. Happy December! x Sine
Tried this and it was amazing!
Thank you so much! I’m so thrilled you like them!