🎃 Sausage Mummies (Salchimomias)

Here’s a fun and spooky Halloween recipe for 4 people: Sausage Mummies (Salchimomias), perfect for cooking with kids! These puff pastry-wrapped sausages are baked until golden and decorated with mayonnaise and sesame seeds to resemble little mummies. They’re festive, easy to make, and ideal for Halloween parties or themed dinners.

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C) / Gas Mark 6.

Step 2

Slice the puff pastry into thin strips, about 1 cm wide.

Step 3

Wrap each sausage with the pastry strips, leaving a small gap near the top to create a “face” area. Overlap the strips slightly to mimic mummy bandages.

Step 4

Place the wrapped sausages on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Step 5

Brush the pastry with beaten egg to give it a golden finish.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven for 10–12 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.

Step 7

Decorate the mummies: once cooled slightly, use a small dot of mayonnaise to create eyes in the exposed “face” area. Add a sesame seed in the centre of each dot to complete the eyes.

Step 8

Serve warm on a Halloween-themed platter.

Step 9

Pair with ketchup or mustard for dipping.

Step 10

Let kids help with the eye decoration for added fun!