These Cheesy Southern Sausage Balls Are the Perfect Easy Par

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 48 minutes

Ingredients

For the Sausage Balls:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (675 ounces; 190g)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt use half a much by volume

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons (5g) buttermilk powder

8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (see notes)

8 ounces ground pork breakfast sausage (see notes)

2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter, melted

Directions

For the Sausage Balls: Remove ground sausage from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before preparing.

Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions. Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and buttermilk powder until combined. Add the shredded cheese and toss until cheese is coated with flour mixture.

Add sausage and melted butter to the cheese and flour mixture and, using your hands, knead until the mixture comes together evenly and there are no pockets of flour remaining, about 5 minutes.

Working with one ball at a time, pinch off heaping 1 tablespoon size portion and roll into walnut-size ball. Place shaped sausage balls on prepared baking sheets, divided evenly and spaced evenly apart. You should have about 30 prepared sausage balls total. Bake both sheet pans at the same time, rotating trays halfway through baking, until sausage balls are browned on the bottom and starting to turn golden on the top, and cooked through about 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and transfer sausage balls to a paper towel-lined plate.

For the Dijonnaise Sauce: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk to combine Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and honey.

Transfer sausage balls to a serving platter and serve with prepared Dijonnaise sauce.

Nutrition

• Calories: 250 kcal
• Total Fat: 17 g
• Saturated Fat: 7 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 42 mg
• Sodium: 456 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 14 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 10 g