Sausage Croustade

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces lamb sausage, crumbled
• 4 medium leeks, rinsed, coarsely chopped, parts only
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 1 (17 1/4 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed 20 minutes
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 saute sausage in medium skillet over medium-high heat until meat starts to render fat, about 5 minutes. break up sausage with back of wooden spoon. stir in leeks and thyme and reduce heat to medium. cook covered until leeks are golden and soft, about 15 minutes.
• 2 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 unfold 1 pastry sheet on ungreased baking sheet. spread half the sausage mixture lengthwise over half of pastry, leaving 2-inch border at long edge. beat egg and milk lightly together and brush over 2-inch border with fingertips. trim border with sharp knife. brush top with egg wash. cut slits in top 1/2 inch apart and parallel to short edges.
• 4 repeat step 3 with second sheet pastry and remaining sausage mixture.
• 5 bake until lightly browned and puffed, about 20 minutes. cut into 1-inch slices and serve hot.