Australia's best sausage roll for 2026 has been crowned
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The best sausage roll of 2026 has been crowned, and you can find it at the multi-award winning bakery Banana Boogie Bakery.
The Adelaide bakery, with locations in Belair and North Plympton, has reclaimed the top prize for their sausage roll at the South Australian Baking Show having missed out the previous year.
Banana Boogie Bakery co-owner Jason Spencer explained they made "a few minor tweaks" in their effort to snatch back the top honour.
Banana Boogie Bakery has been awarded the Best Sausage Roll in Australia for 2026. Instagram/Banana Boogie Bakery
"After missing out last year, the team went back to the recipe book, made a few minor tweaks… and this weekend we officially took back the title of Best Sausage Roll in Australia at the South Australian Baking Show," co-owner Jason Spencer shared on Instagram.
He added that the feat has been an "incredible result for the whole crew".
Banana Boogie Bakery's sausage roll has picked up several awards over the years, the recipe of which was the result of a "mistake" by one of their bakers, he previously told nine.com.au.
"We got a recipe from one of our suppliers and that wasn't really the best and we made a mistake by using the wrong spice once and it actually came out phenomenal and we've done with that recipe ever since," he explained.
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The bakery also picked up the top prize for their plain mince beef pie, the work of Jason Spencer Instagram/Banana Boogie Bakery
He won't reveal the spice that made all the difference, saying it is now a company "secret".
Spencer explained a good sausage roll starts with a "really good gravy".
"The meat's got to be a good consistency, not too dry, not a lot of breadcrumb in there either, which you have to use to stop the sausage roll from shrinking.
"We have a good relationship with our butcher, so he's got it down to an actual perfection. It's just that nice, moist sausage roll."
Spencer also swears off adding tomato sauce to his sausage rolls, say a good sausage roll with a lot of flavour "doesn't need it".
A sausage roll at Banana Boogie Bakery costs $5.50.
Banana Boogie Bakery picked up several awards at the South Australian Baking Show, including best vanilla slice and beef pie, as well as best carrot cake and gourmet donut (key lime cheesecake flavour), the latter two the work of Banana Boogie baker Lauren Govender who has also been named the number one Apprentice Pastry Chef in the country.
Banana Boogie Bakery took out several awards, including one for their vanilla slice. Instagram/Banana Boogie Bakery
Lauren Govender was named Best Apprentice Pastry Chef. Instagram/Banana Boogie Bakery
They also won for best decorated cupcakes, and Most Successful Cake and Pastry Exhibitor at the show, scoring a total of seven awards.
Earlier this month Banana Boogie Bakery was named Australia's Best Bakery at the national 2026 Australian Small Business Champion Awards.
Owners Jason and Kelly Spencer were at the Star Sydney to accept the honour, one of many accolades they have received since launching their popular bakery, but certainly the most prestigious so far.
The South Australian Baking Show awards were handed out on May 16.
Bakers Delight in Seaford was named Most Successful Bread Exhibitor at the show and picked up the top prize for their Grain Loaf Hi-Top, Vienna, Grain Cob, Fruit Loaf, Fruit Scrolls.
Bakers Delight in Seaford was named Most Successful Bread Exhibitor at the show. Instagram/Bakers Delight Seaford
Local Adelaide bakery Pasadena and Frenville also won several awards, including for their Wholemeal Vienna, Sourdough White, Sourdough Rye, Flavoured Sourdough, Ciabatta Loaf, 4 Strand Plait, Gateau, and Croissant, as well as Champion Loaf of the Show and Champion Cake/Pastry.
Banana Boogie Bakery's sausage roll costs $5.50. Banana Boogie Bakery
And if all this isn't enough for you to plan your trip to visit all of South Australia's best bakeries, Crafters Bakehouse picked up the top prize for their Open Danish, Goolwa Bakery won for best Chunky Pie and Poultry Pie, as well as their Gourmet Pie.
And CJ's Bakery on the top prize for Best Decorated Sponge, and Best Gourmet Scrolls.
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