{"slug":"sausage-balls","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Sausage Balls","description":"Savory, golden-baked biscuit balls packed with breakfast sausage, sharp cheddar, and a hint of cayenne — equally good as an appetizer or side.","body_md":"\nA great sausage ball recipe. Meat substitutes can be in place of pork sausage meat.\n\n## Source\nhttps://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/7168-sausage-balls\n\n## Change Log\n\n-   Increased sausage from 227 grams to 310 grams\n-   Increased cheese from 113 grams to 130 grams\n\n## Equipment\n\n-   Parchment paper\n-   Baking sheet\n\n## Preheat Oven\n\n1.  Preheat oven to 400°F\n2.  Adjust oven rack to middle position\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   213 all-purpose flour\n-   1 teaspoon baking powder\n-   ¼ teaspoon salt\n-   ¼ teaspoon pepper\n-   1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper\n-   28 grams (1oz) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces\n-   310 grams (11oz) veggie breakfast sausage (or bulk pork sausage)\n-   130 grams (5oz) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)\n-   180ml (¾ cup) buttermilk\n\n## Preparation\n\n### Combine\n\n1.  Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.\n2.  In a food processor, pulse together just until combined (about three\n    pulses):\n    -   flour\n    -   baking powder\n    -   salt\n    -   pepper\n    -   cayenne\n3.  Add **butter** and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, about\n    12 pulses.\n4.  Add **sausage** and **cheddar** and pulse until combined, about 8\n    pulses.\n5.  Transfer mixture to bowl and stir in **buttermilk** until combined.\n\n### Form into Balls\n\n1.  Working with wet hands, roll 1 tablespoon dough at a time into\n    1%frac14;-inch balls and place, evenly spaced, on baking sheet.\n2.  Bake until golden brown, **20 to 22 minutes**, rotating baking sheet\n    halfway through baking.\n3.  Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let balls cool for **5\n    minutes**.\n4.  Serve warm.\n\nCombine all, roll into balls and bake.\n\n\n## Notes\n\n- **Dietary correction (2026-07-30):** the recipe was themed Vegetarian while pork sausage was named first. Veggie sausage is now the default; pork is the noted alternative and makes the dish non-vegetarian.\n- **Quantity repairs (2026-07-30):** '213 all-purpose flour' carried no unit at all, so it parsed as a bare number — now 213g (1½ cups). The cheese line gave three disagreeing figures ('130 grams (5oz) ... (1 cup)': 5oz is 142g and 1 cup shredded is 113g); resolved to 113g (1 cup) at the house rate.\n","draft":false,"servings":"24","prep_time":"15 minutes","cook_time":"22 minutes","total_time":"37 minutes","source_name":"Cook's Country","source_url":"https://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/7168-sausage-balls","created_at":"2018-01-01T04:19:29Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T11:40:57.718139Z","categories":["Appetizer"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   213 grams (1½ cups) all-purpose flour","-   1 teaspoon baking powder","-   ¼ teaspoon salt","-   ¼ teaspoon pepper","-   1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper","-   28 grams (1oz) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces","-   310 grams (11oz) veggie breakfast sausage (or bulk pork sausage)","-   113 grams (1 cup) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded","-   180ml (¾ cup) buttermilk"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   213 grams (1½ cups) all-purpose flour","qty":213,"unit":"g","item":"all-purpose flour"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoon baking powder","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"baking powder"},{"raw":"-   ¼ teaspoon salt","qty":0.25,"unit":"tsp","item":"salt"},{"raw":"-   ¼ teaspoon pepper","qty":0.25,"unit":"tsp","item":"pepper"},{"raw":"-   1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper","qty":0.125,"unit":"tsp","item":"cayenne pepper"},{"raw":"-   28 grams (1oz) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces","qty":28,"unit":"g","item":"unsalted butter","prep":"cut into 1/2-inch pieces"},{"raw":"-   310 grams (11oz) veggie breakfast sausage (or bulk pork sausage)","qty":310,"unit":"g","item":"veggie breakfast sausage"},{"raw":"-   113 grams (1 cup) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded","qty":113,"unit":"g","item":"sharp cheddar cheese","prep":"shredded"},{"raw":"-   180ml (¾ cup) buttermilk","qty":180,"unit":"ml","item":"buttermilk"}]}],"servings_int":24,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T11:44:24.702639Z","checked_by":"claude-code","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}