
David Simpson
Is a Chef that work’s in Dobbins Inn, who set up a facebook group to help people bake during the Covid-19 Lockdown.
David set up a facebook group to help people with their baking during isolation. The page now has over 40,000 members in a few days. The group is called Home cooking recipes isolating chef
David has shared some of his Recipes with us:

HOME BAKED SAUSAGE ROLL’S
These homemade sausage rolls can be cut into small pieces for appetizers, or make them larger and enjoy them for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 600 g Shortcrust Pastry
- 500 g pork mince
- 90 g small diced onions
- 75 g small diced apple
- 8 g black pepper
- 1 egg medium
- 40 g dried breadcrumbs
- 10 g smoked paprika
- 5 g salt
Instructions
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Put the meat into the bowl add the onion and breadcrumbs
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seasoning and spices add the eggs and bind together
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Put into a medium-size pipping bag cut the tip to your required
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size and pipe your line onto the pastry
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Roll out the short pastry 1/4” (5 mm) thick.
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Cut into desired size squares, for example, 4” (10 cm) wide.
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Place the sausage meat onto the pastry.
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Moisten the edges with egg wash (beaten egg), then fold over the pastry and seal together.
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Paint top with egg wash.
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Place onto a baking sheet and bake in an oven at 200°C (400° F) for 20 minutes.
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note: Drop egg and add 15ml Worcester sauce if you are dairy intolerant

HOME COOKING RECIPES ISOLATION CHEF eBook
Read David’s story and his journey coping with Isolation during the Covid-19 Pandemic and 15 of his favourite Recipes.
Once you have purchased Davids eBook you will receive a second confirmation email with a link to download the eBook