{"id":3466,"date":"2011-01-07T23:55:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T03:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidiannie.com\/?p=3466"},"modified":"2011-01-07T23:55:55","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T03:55:55","slug":"bread-and-sausage-rolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=3466","title":{"rendered":"Bread and Sausage Rolls-"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Baking makes me happy.<\/p>\n

It keeps me sane.<\/p>\n

And it makes me focus.<\/p>\n

It accompanies my memories.<\/p>\n

And fills my day with fragrance.<\/p>\n

Today, I followed several of those strands- needing to be cheered,<\/p>\n

seeking a focus for melancholy and enjoying the trip into the past.<\/p>\n

My friend, Joanna at Zeb Bakes<\/a> shared some of her pictures of the<\/p>\n

holiday fare at her home.  And one thing she shared was sausage rolls.<\/p>\n

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At the very mention, my interest was piqued. <\/p>\n

Jordan and I went to visit Luke and Willow when they lived in England <\/p>\n

whilst Luke attended Durham University.  We went after Christmas-<\/p>\n

Boxing day until the end of the first week in January.  It was wonderful.<\/p>\n

We traveled around the north of England and into Scotland- visiting Lindisfarne-<\/p>\n

staying at a B and B in the Lakes district- spending a couple of days in Glasgow-<\/p>\n

and much more.  We ate at pubs and tea houses, got fish and chips wrapped in<\/p>\n

newsprint, and had fried bread and baked beans for breakfast, picked up fresh <\/p>\n

baked foods at markets- and snacked on sausage rolls while on a car trip.<\/p>\n

Jordan said he figured we stopped at every bakery and used book store (second-<\/p>\n

hand book shop) that we came across.  I loved it.<\/p>\n

So when I saw the sausage rolls, I asked Joanna for her recipe.  It was actually<\/p>\n

her husband\u2019s recipe for flaky pastry and sausage.  I made my own sausage with<\/p>\n

bacon, pork, Granny Smith apples, bread crumbs, onions, parley,sage, and salt<\/p>\n

and pepper.<\/p>\n

\"133\"<\/a> \"135\"<\/a> \"137\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 \"138\"<\/a> \"139\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Then I rolled it up in the pastry( you make pie dough and roll<\/p>\n

it out, add a layer of butter, fold it into a small packet, refrigerate and roll it out again.<\/p>\n

It becomes a short version of puff pastry. <\/p>\n

So- my day ended up much happier.<\/p>\n

Happy memories. <\/p>\n

An accomplishment I hadn\u2019t anticipated.<\/p>\n

And- because I don\u2019t know when enough is enough-<\/p>\n

BREAD!!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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And more BREAD!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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My house smells s0 very good.<\/p>\n

We ate the French bread with dinner.<\/p>\n

The rest I\u2019m taking to Columbus tomorrow to share in our grandson\u2019s baptism.<\/p>\n

Bread is a blessing.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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