I was intrigued by this recipe thinking it was very similar to the Jimmy Dean one that uses sausage, baking mix and cheddar cheese. Boy, was I disappointed, even after taking the other reviews about reducing the water and lack of pizzazz into account. =(
I think I would take the other recipe which calls for 2lbs sausage and only 1 1/2 cups of baking mix and modify it with italian seasonings and much less pizza sauce if I were making it again.
Some things I did find useful and would help address the “messiness issue”, I had to put the mixture in the fridge as I was interrupted in making them. I also used my small cookie ball scoop to get it out of the bowl and shape them onto the baking sheet. I put mine out on foil and they were rather difficult to remove once done.
Great timing. Have almost a whole box of Bisquick to use up from the trailer too. These sound delicious. I make my own ground pork sausage (different varieties but all variations on pizza style Italian sausage) so will likely use that. The creamy Thai chili dip sounds great as well. Will give it a try.
Ingredients:
1 (3.5-ounce) package pepperoni
1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese, softened
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Woke up in the middle of the night, thinking I need one more item to serve at our Christmas get together. Sausage balls made with Bisquick and cheese popped into my head. Being years since I made them, I wasn’t sure if I still had the recipe. Thanks to your site, l found the recipe!
You are absolutely hilarious. I thought I was just looking for a recipe that I wanted to cook on a Saturday morning. I read your facts about yourself and literally laughed to myself when I read ” I would rather burn my house down than have to clean it”. And I too have never met a cocktail that I didn’t like.
Read your recipe here few weeks ago and it made me remember eating these long ago. I decided to buy some bisquick and make some. I looked up the original bisquick recipe and thought I’d let you know that it calls for 1/2c of milk. I thought this may be why you are having ‘dryness’ issues. But it also calls for 3c of bisquick where you use 2. They also claim they should be 1” balls which is kind of small. Anyway I thought you may want to consider adding more milk it would be justified.
I have always done mine with cheeze whiz. It will help with the dryness. It had been to many years since I made mine that I had to look for a recipe to remember how much of everything. I came across yours, which now I remember mine, it is the same but with the cheese whiz. I use one jar of the cheese.
Ingredients:
1 (3.5-ounce) package pepperoni
1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese, softened
1-pound ground Italian sausage
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 cups baking mix (like Bisquick)
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese (not grated)
prepared pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a few sheet pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Use a food processor or small food chopper to chop the pepperoni into tiny pieces.
Use a stand mixer or hand mixer to combine the cream cheese, chopped pepperoni, sausage, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Add the baking mix and mix to combine.
Add the cheese and mix to combine.
Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. I like to use a cookie scoop to keep them uniform.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with some warm pizza sauce for dipping.
source: Southern Recipes