Inspiration: Whilst perusing our local market’s freezer section, I ran across a vegan chorizo. Which, for once, didn’t contain anything I’m allergic to. Since, my husband and I are trying to eat both healthier and less meat, we decided to give it a go.
Now combine this new ingredient with a desire to widen and improve my baking skills — you find me attempting to make sausage rolls from scratch. Happily, amongst the tomes of my cookbook library is one called Pie, Glorious Pies, which contained both the pie dough recipe I needed (plus a bevy of valuable hints, tips, and tricks) and a how-to on sausage rolls.
For a first try, they weren’t bad….they look fugly but taste great! (All substance and absolutely zero style.) The vegan chorizo didn’t have the same spicy zip as its meat counterpart, but that’s easily remedied with a trip to the spice rack! (I played it safe for the first go-round as I’d never played with this product prior.)
Christie: Honestly, I can see any of Christie’s detectives eating these as a snack. Not my attempt at them, obviously, but if made with greater skill, I can see Captain Hastings, Inspector Jap, and even Miss Marple enjoying one as a snack….and if they were a tad more gourmet and made with way more finesse (and skill), I can see these vegan sausage rolls tempting Poirot or Mr. Sattersthwaite into taking a nibble.
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