Carnival Sausage Rolls
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1/2 pound butter or lard
- 3 egg yokes
- 1 to 4 tablespoons cold water
- 1 1/2 pounds Italian cheese and parsley sausage in 4-inch lengths
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 pound broccoli rabe, rinsed and chopped
- 1/4 cup Romano cheese, finely diced
- 1/4 cup pepperoni, finely diced
- 3 tablespoons milk
- In bowl mix flour, salt and pepper.
- Cut in butter or lard and blend to form crumbly mixture.
- Beat 2 of egg yolks with 1 tablespoon cold water and add to flour mixture, lightly mixing to form dough.
- Add water if necessary.
- Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate overnight.
- Saute sausage until lightly browned.
- Drain on absorbent paper and allow to cool.
- Heat oil in heavy skillet, add garlic and saute until golden.
- Add broccoli rabe, cover and steam over low heat until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Remove garlic and allow to cool.
- Mix broccoli rabe with cheese and pepperoni.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll out half the dough between sheets of waxed paper until less than 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut dough into 4-inch squares.
- Place piece of sausauge and some of broccoli rabe mixture on each square, bring sides of dough around filling and pinch edge and ends closed.
- Place seam side down on lightly oiled baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Mix 1 egg yolk with milk and brush over tops of rolls.
- Bake about 35 minutes, until browned.
flour, salt, ground black pepper, butter, egg yokes, cold water, italian cheese, olive oil, garlic, broccoli rabe, romano cheese, pepperoni, milk
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2980 (may not work)