Recipe 31: SAUSAGE BALLS (Appetizer/Party Food)

Aunt Bert to the rescue again.  These make FANTASTIC party appetizers. Just serve a plate of these with some toothpicks and let your guests go to town.

3 ingredients. Yep. THREE. Thats it.
so delicious, it just isnt right.







THE RECIPE:

1 lb hot sausage (I use Jimmy Dean Hot Pork Sausage)
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
3 cups bisquick.

Let sausage stand at room temperature for 1 hour before using.  This will soften it up and make it easy to mix.
Mix together Sausage and Cheese with your hands.  Add bisquick a little at a time and continue mixing with hands until you reach a good consistency.
Roll with hands into 1 inch balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets and bake 20-25 minutes at 325 degrees..

Recipe 22: CHEESE STRAWS (Appetizers/Party Foods)

SOURCE: This recipe comes from Margaret Michaels and was published in The Art of Cooking in Scottsboro.


These Cheese Straws are really easy to make, and oddly addicting.  The sharper the cheddar, the better the straw.
My aunts have made these on occasion and are a true southern gem!!
Cheese Straws are to the south like pizza is to New York and Lobster is to Maine. 






THE RECIPE:

1 Lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated.
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 tsp paprika
2 cups flour
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt.

Add all ingredients together and work the mixture WITH YOUR HANDS.
press out strips with a cookie press. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

**If you dont have a press, roll dough as thin as pie crust and cut into strips about 1 1/2 x 3 1/2"