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|description=Scotch eggs are so easy to make at home and can easily be tinkered with to add your favourite flavouring or coating
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[[Scotch]] [[Eggs|eggs]] are easy to make at home and you can tinker with them to add your favourite flavouring or coating.

16 [[Sausages|sausages]], 2 packs, make 8 meaty [[Scotch]] [[Eggs|eggs]].

They don't actually need to be coated with anything providing you cook them on a non-stick surface. [[Panko]] breadcrumbs work well. For this batch I used a mixture of black & white [[Poppy seeds|poppy seeds]]. [[Sesame seeds|sesame seeds]] are very good too.

After trying many varieties of [[Sausages|sausages]] I have found the nicest tasting were Morrisons own brand sausages. They are also economical [from 97p to £1.65 for 454 grams - March 2018] Another advantage of these is that the [[Sausagemeat|sausagemeat]] is really easy to extract from the sausages because the skins are so loose on the [[Uncooked|uncooked]] sausages.
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|DatePublished=1st March 2018
|Author=Chef
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|Servings = Serves 8
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 1 hour
|PrepTime = 20 minutes
|CookTime = 40 minutes
|TotalCalories = 3400
|PortionCalories = 425
|Image = [[Image:Sesame seed Scotch eggs recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''I could not stop eating these.''

5/5 

They were so good, and so much nicer than shop-bought Scotch eggs.

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients

| 2 packs of Morrisons own brand [[Sausages|sausages]] [454 g per pack]
| 8 medium [[Free range eggs|free range eggs]] - ensure the [[Eggs|eggs]] are at least 4 days old or you will be unable to peel them easily.
| Optional flavourings and coatings
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===[[Mise en place]]===

* Add the [[Eggs|eggs]] to a pan of warm water and bring to the [[Boil|boil]] and boil for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool.
* Peel the [[Hard-boiled eggs|hard-boiled eggs]] using a teaspoon. Doing this under a trickle of water sometimes makes the task a little easier.
* Preheat your [[Oven|oven]] to 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]
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Image:Sesame poppy seed Scotch eggs recipe.jpg|Sesame seed and poppy seed Scotch eggs, cooked
Image:Poppy seeds and Sesame seed Scotch eggs - ready to cook.jpg|Sesame seed and poppy seed Scotch eggs, ready to cook
Image:Morrisons own brand sausages.jpg|Morrisons ''own brand'' sausages - my favourite!
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod

| Squeeze the [[Sausagemeat|sausagemeat]] from 16 raw [[Sausages|sausages]] into a bowl.
| If you are going to add any flavourings to the [[Sausage meat|sausage meat]], do this now.
| Using your hands - latex gloves make this easier - squidge the [[Sausage meat|sausage meat]] together so it's mixed well. Especially if your using a mixture of [[Sausages|sausages]].
| Weigh out about 110g of [[Sausage meat|sausage meat]] and make a round pattie - about 13 cm [5 inches] in diameter.
| Place a [[Hard-boiled egg|hard-boiled egg]] in the centre of the pattie and work it into a ball, ensuring there is no ''seam''.
| If you are going to coat them, sprinkle your coating onto a large plate and roll the [[Scotch|scotch]] [[Eggs|eggs]] around in the mixture until they are completely covered.
| Place the [[Eggs|eggs]] on o non-stick [[Baking tray|baking tray]] or a [[Baking|baking]] tray covered with [[Grease-proof paper|grease-proof paper]].
| [[Bake]] in the [[Oven|oven]] for 40 minutes, turning once.
| Allow to cool and serve.
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===Variations===
Try coating with [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]], [[Poppy seeds|poppy seeds]] or [[Sesame seeds|sesame seeds]].
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[[Category:Snacks and light bites]]
[[Category:Starters]]
[[Category:Beef recipes]]
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[[Category:Pork recipes]]
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