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Cheesy Sourdough Sausage Balls

These Sourdough Sausage Balls are delightfully cheesy. Serve warm or cold with dipping sauces. They will be the hit of your next get together!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 60 sausage balls
Calories 81 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon dried chives
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 lb grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter unfed is fine
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 lb pork sausage regular sausage or hot sausage both work well

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350°F.
  • Then go ahead and prepare your baking sheets. Grease or line the baking sheets with parchment paper, whichever you prefer.
  • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, blend the flour, baking powder, sea salt, chives, parmesan cheese, and sharp cheddar cheese. Make sure it's well mixed.
  • Add the melted butter and the sourdough starter and mix really well again. It should look dry and crumbly.
  • Break up the sausage up into small chunks and mix that in.
  • It's really important that the sausage mixture is well combined so there aren't any big lumps of ingredients.
  • I like to use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to form the sausage into 1-inch balls. You could also just use a couple of spoons.
  • Put the sausage balls one inch apart on the baking sheets.
  • These guys need to bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and pop the sausage balls into a cloth lined basket to keep warm or cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Serve warm or cold with dipping sauces.
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 5 or 6 days, or you can freeze them for about 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sausage ballCalories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 185mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 114IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 1mg
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