Sausage-cheese Balls
photo by Jessica K
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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60-70 balls
- Serves:
- 20-30
ingredients
- 1 lb bulk sausage (hot or mild)
- 3 cups baking mix (I use low-fat Bisquick, but any will do)
- 1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup water
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one or two cookie sheets, depending on your oven and how many you want to cook at one time.
- Dump sausage, baking mix, and cheese in a BIG bowl and mix with your hands. It's gross feeling if your not used to it but you have to do it this way.
- If the mix is too dry, and mine have always been, put about 1/4 cup of the water in, mix around. If you are still not able to roll the mix into little balls because it's too dry then pour a little bit more water into it. If it gets too wet pour a little bit more baking mix into it.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes. They should be golden brown and sausage cooked through.
- Repeat with remaining mix until all gone. Enjoy!
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Reviews
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I also grew up making and eating these delicious treats at holidays, but the ones I remember were less biscuity. They had just enough baking mix to hold everything together. These are more tender and melt-in-your-mouth than the ones my dad made, but I think that the amount of baking mix makes them a little bland. Next time I am planning to try 2 1/2 cups of baking mix. I made them with hot sausage, which gave them a great kick.
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After reading the reviews I only used 2 2/3 cup of Bisquick. The mixture was perfect. I would recommend rolling the balls small to medium. I put a pinch of oregano and parsely but I still felt it was missing something. I love hot sausage but I think the spiciness of the sausage would make it sausage balls vs. a sausage and chees ball, just my opinion. This mixture is gooey so be prepared not to touch anything such as getting the phone while forming the mixture into balls. I mixed some dijon mustard and apricot jelly for the dipping sauce. I think I got about 60 balls.
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These were pretty good! I made them for an appetizer at a party and the first batch was a bit bland for our taste. The second batch I added garlic, fresh parsley, and some chili powder. This version fetched better reviews, but it is a wonderful base to start from. Next time I will try using parmesan and Italian seasonings. Thank you!
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