Cook with Us #14 – Scotch Egg Pastries

Hello, my fellow Steemians! I am once again going to enter the @cookwithus challenge being that I had such a great time participating the last time. I remember years ago going to the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games and having scotch eggs, wonderful hard-boiled eggs covered in sausage, breaded and fried. It doesn't get much better than that. Now being that I got this dish at the highland games I figured they were Scottish and I thought that until about 5 minutes ago. Actually scotch refers to chopping and mincing of meat into sausage hence an egg covered in sausage is "scotched". The London department store Fortnum & Mason claims they invented scotch eggs but were most likely inspired by an Indian dish. This is my take on the scotch egg instead of a breadcrumb coating I'm gonna replace with puff pastry and cook in the oven.

Ingredients:
7- Eggs
1- pound of Jimmy Dean regular pork sausage
1- package of puff pastry
6- slices of cheddar cheese
1/4- cup all-purpose flour
1- Tablespoon of milk
salt and pepper to taste
garlic and onion powder to taste


Place 6 eggs into a pan of cold water and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl of cold water and slightly crack each egg. This will allow water to seep in and make it easier to peel. Put sausage in a bowl, add spices and mix well with hands. Cut puff pastry into squares big enough to cover meatballs and place a slice of cheese on each square. Peel eggs and place on paper towel to dry. Take the extra egg and beat with the milk for an egg wash. Put flour on a small plate.

Now you're ready to assemble your scotch eggs. Flour your hands and take a ball of your sausage mixture and flatten into a patty. Take an egg( make sure it's totally dry) and roll in flour and place it in middle of the patty. Gently roll the sausage around the egg evenly until its completely sealed. Place meatball onto the slice of cheese and form pastry over, make sure to completely seal puff pastry. Repeat with remaining meatballs and then brush with egg wash and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let stand for the time it takes to preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

These eggs are great right out of the oven or cold at a later time. They are great for breakfast or a snack. Take them along on a picnic or to a bbq. Serve with your favorite mustard. I went ahead and served the eggs with fresh vegetables, gherkins, and watermelon. Well, I had a great time putting this recipe together and I hope you enjoy! Thanks to the @cookwithus team @chefsteve, @pandamama, and @offoodandart, this is such a great contest.I'm looking forward to season two. See you then- @slowcookingchef , Bon Appetit!