Sausage Balls

My friend, Ron's mom, Judy makes these when Ron and Jeff have friends over for breakfast or brunch.  I took her recipe and tweaked it a bit. One recipe will make about 50 (1" balls).

Ingredients:

• 2 C. biscuit mix
• 1 lb. of hot breakfast sausage in a roll
• 2 C. Sharp Cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• ¼ t. cayenne pepper
• 1 t. salt
• 1 t. garlic powder
• 1 t. Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. In a large bowl, mix the biscuit mix with the cayenne, salt, garlic powder, and Tony’s
3. Add the crumbled sausage and the cheese
4. Kneed the mixture together
5. Roll into balls about an inch in diameter
6. Place on cookie sheets and bake for 18 minutes
7. Use a spatula to flip the balls after 9 minutes
8. Remove from oven and move each to paper towels to absorb the excess grease
9. Serve with the dipping sauce in Tips and Tricks

 Tips and Tricks:

• These are a great for a brunch.
• These are good with a dipping sauce made with ½ C. mayonnaise and ¼ C. of Creole mustard.