Recipe
Sausage, Onion & Apple Jalousie
Crisp puff pastry filled with savoury sausage, softened onion and sweet apple. This golden jalousie makes an easy family supper or impressive lunch with a green salad.
Ingredients
Method
20 mins prep40 mins cook60 mins total
Heat the oil in a frying pan and soften the onion until lightly golden. Add the sausage meat and cook until browned, breaking it into small pieces.
Stir in the apple, sage, mustard and thyme. Cook until the apple softens and the mixture is fairly dry, then season and cool completely.
Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan and line a tray. Cut the pastry into two equal rectangles and place one on the tray.
Set the cold filling down the middle, leaving a 2cm border, and brush the border with beaten egg.
Cut slits through the folded second pastry rectangle, unfold it over the filling, then seal and crimp the edges.
Brush with egg, scatter with sesame seeds if using, and bake for 25–30 minutes until crisp and deeply golden. Rest before slicing.
Notes
Keep the filling cool before assembling the pastry so the base stays crisp.
About this recipe
This sausage, onion and apple jalousie combines a warmly seasoned sausage filling with soft onions and small pieces of apple for a gentle sweetness. Cooking the filling before it reaches the pastry keeps the layers crisp and prevents excess moisture from making the base soggy.
Enclose the mixture in puff pastry, cut slashes across the top and brush it generously with beaten egg. Bake until deeply golden and flaky, then rest the jalousie briefly so the filling settles before slicing. Serve warm with salad, peas or roasted vegetables.
Let the pastry cool slightly before serving so each slice holds its shape while remaining tender inside.
