Sausage Ball - The Best

By jann

You will never want another one made with Bisquick after this.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 8 ounces bulk breakfast sausage (hot or regular to your taste)
• 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup) I used Cabot Sharp Vermont Cheddar
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Pulse flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne in food processsor until combined, about 3 pulses. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 12 pulses. Add sausage and cheddar and pulse until combined, about 8 pulses. Transfer mixture to bowl and stir in buttermilk until combined. Will be kinda wet.

Working with wet hands, roll 1 tbsp dough at a time into 1 1/4 inch balls and place, evenly spaced on baking sheet. I made 3 dozen balls. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking. Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let balls cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm.