Enjoy these delicious, mouth-watering appetizers. They can be prepared for all occasions and served fresh, or frozen.
Sausage Balls Makes about 100 Appetizers
½ pound mild sausage meat, uncooked
½ pound hot sausage meat, uncooked
1 pound sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
3 cups Bisquick Mix
In food processor make 2 batches: Add half the meat and half the cheese to a processor. Blend well. Remove mixture to a large bowl.
Repeat with the rest of the meat and cheese. Add to bowl. Add Bisquick mix to meat and cheese mixture and blend thoroughly. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls.
Flash freeze balls and then put them into a freezer bag and return them to the freezer.
When you are ready to serve them: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the sausage balls onto a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until nicely browned. Serve warm. They are delicious!
Green Olive Cheese Balls (my favorites!)
Makes about 40 appetizers.
8 oz. (2 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon paprika
1 (15 oz ) jar small green olives
In a food processor blend the shredded cheese and the butter together. Mix in the flour and paprika. Remove mixture from processor and put into a bowl for easier handling. Drain the olives.
Wrap the cheese mixture around an olive and roll it smooth in your hands.
Place on a cookie sheet. Continue until all the cheese dough is gone. Flash freeze the olive balls, then place them in a freezer bag, label and freeze.
To bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place olive balls onto a cookie sheet and bake between 15-18 minutes. Serve warm, but let cool for a few minutes since they will be very hot inside.
Cheese Patties
Makes about 75 appetizers
1 cup butter ( 2 sticks) - softened
½ pound sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
Cream butter, add the cheese, then salt and flour. Blend well. Gently fold in Rice Krispies. Roll the mixture on wax paper into a long rope about 1 inch thick. Roll the paper around the cheese roll and refrigerate until firm. (about 30 minutes)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Slice the cheese roll into ½ inch slices and place onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, until nicely browned.
Cool patties and flash freeze. Place into a freezer bag and remove patties as you need them.