Sausage Biscuit Pinwheels

Sausage and Biscuits Rolled into one! Great for Game Day snacking, Holiday Breakfasts, or Potlucks. My dad used to make these with canned biscuit dough. As kids, my sisters and I relished them. We called them 'Sausage Cookies'. I have since modified the recipe using a variation of biscuit dough from an old 'Joy of Cooking' cookbook. * a stand mixer makes super quick work of the mixing

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 16 rolls

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 4  tablespoons  softened margarine or 4  tablespoons butter
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1  lb ground sausage
•  milk or   melted butter

Directions

1. Measure and mix dry ingredients.
2. Using pastry cutter, a fork, or mixer, cut margarine (or butter) into dry mixture. Make a well in the center. Pour in 3/4 cups milk. Stir until dough is free from the sides of the bowl.
3. Turn out onto floured counter top or board. Roll dough into a rough rectangle 1/4 inch thick.
4. Open ground sausage and spread evenly on top of the dough.
5. Roll up jelly-roll style.
6. Cut roll into 1/2 inch slices (dough can be refrigerated overnight to ease the slicing if desired).
7. Arrange the slices on oiled cookie sheets.
8. Brush tops with milk or melted butter to aid browning.
9. Bake in 450 degree oven for 12 - 15 minutes.
10. Sometimes I mix 1/2 cheese or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder with the dough in this recipe. The uncooked, unsliced roll can be wrapped and frozen for later use. Simply thaw, slice, bake and serve.