{"id":18741,"date":"2011-12-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/cooks\/?p=373"},"modified":"2011-12-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T15:00:00","slug":"sausage-cheese-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/25\/sausage-cheese-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sausage Cheese Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\">\n<p class=\"summary\"><em>I discovered this recipe when I was babysitting for a couple who were planning a party and hired me to make appetizers while they were out at a concert. They brought their friends back after the concert, and I had the appetizers ready for everyone to eat. Since then, I&rsquo;ve made them many times for friends and family. They&rsquo;re a simple stand-by that is widely loved (Even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/paula-deen\/sausage-balls-recipe\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Paula Deen has a version<\/a> of this recipe). Sausage Cheese Balls are the twenty-fifth of my 25 Appetizers of Christmas.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li>3 cups  Bisquick  <\/li>\n<li>1 lb bulk pork sausage<\/li>\n<li>4 cups (16 oz) shredded Cheddar cheese <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<ol class=\"instructions\">\n<li>Heat oven to 350&ordm;F. <\/li>\n<li>Spray cookie sheet lightly with nonstick spray.<\/li>\n<li>Combine ingredients thoroughly in a mixing bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Shape into 1-inch balls.<\/li>\n<li>Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until brown.<\/li>\n<li>Serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variations\">\n<a name=\"variations\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Variations<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"variations\">\n<li><span xmlns:v=\"http:\/\/rdf.data-vocabulary.org\/#\" typeof=\"v:recipe\">I have made and frozen the unbaked balls at least a month in advance. Either thaw before baking, or increase baking time to about 30 minutes if cooked from frozen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I have substituted ground beef for the sausage in this recipe for tasty results. I\u2019ve also made pizza variation with Italian sausage, mozzarella or Italian blend cheese, and, if desired, a bit of Italian seasoning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I discovered this recipe when I was babysitting for a couple who were planning a party and hired me to make appetizers while they were out at a concert. They brought their friends back after the concert, and I had the appetizers ready for everyone to eat. Since then, I&rsquo;ve made them many times for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[402],"tags":[436,454,533],"class_list":["post-18741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizer","tag-bisquick","tag-cheddar","tag-sausage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pqzI8-4Sh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}