Now that school is back in session, I have to be on my toes with breakfast. Leisurely morning breakfasts are now weekends only. My family is not huge cereal eaters...they prefer a hot breakfast. So at least once a week, we chow down on sausage balls!
Sausage balls are quick & easy. I made them in double recipes and freeze them. Then I can bake them in small batches...and we always have fresh sausage balls. It makes for an quick & easy hot breakfast.
Four ingredients [at room temperature] is all you need...
The original recipe calls for Tabasco but I use Frank's Hot Sauce. If you don't like your sausage balls hot & spicy...you could use 1 roll of hot sausge and 1 roll of mild or both mild. We like things hot & spicy around here!
I mix my sausage & hot sauce to taste in my Kitchen-Aid mixer with the paddle attachment. I then add the Bisquick [a little at a time] and mix until it is incorporated. Finally I add the cheese, mixing again until incorporated.
Then I roll the sausage mixture into 1-inch balls, placing them on a parchment lined baking sheet...
I pop the baking sheet into the freezer for a few hours. [I put a layer of parchment paper down so the sausage balls don't stick to the baking sheet during the freezing process.] When the sausage balls are frozen solid, I stick them in a freezer zip-lock bag until I am ready to bake.
I just put the number of sausage balls I want to bake on a lightly greased, aluminium foil lined baking sheet [it makes the cleanup extremely quick when you are trying to get out the door].
So on busy school mornings while I am showering & getting ready, the aroma of sausage balls is coming out of my kitchen...
I remove the sausage balls from the baking sheet onto a paper towel lined plate to absorb the excess grease. My children love to find these on the breakfast table [and if there are any left, they make a great afternoon snack].
The recipe I use is from Cotton Country Cooking [Junior League of Morgan County]. It was first published in 1972. They did a reprint of the book for its 25th Anniversary and this recipe was picked as one of their favorites from over the years.
Cheese & Sausage Balls*
1 heaping cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 lb. hot sausage
2 c. Bisquick
Tabasco to taste [I use Frank's]
Have all ingredients at room temperature. Combine ingredients [I do mine in my Kitchen-Aid mixer] and shape into 1-inch balls. Bake at 350˚ for 20 minutes [30 minutes if frozen].
*The above recipe is for a single batch
Enjoy a stressfree school day breakfast [like Friday when I had to get to 4 different schools by 8:00...Owen ate his in the car]!
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