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Recipe Exchange => General Recipe Exchange (please post your recipe in appropriate category below) Here if a category below doesn't fit => Topic started by: jess on November 02, 2011, 04:04:13 PM
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Sausage balls are one of my favorite guilty pleasures...especially around the holidays! Here is what I did to make them lower carb. They are soooooo yummy!!!
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1 block Cracker Barrel Extra Sharp Cheddar
1 Chub breakfast sausage ( I use mild, but spicy is good too!)
1 Cup Almond Flour
1 3/4 Cup Flax Flour
Preheat over to 350
Over low/medium heat melt cheese, then turn off heat, and add sausage. Mix well.
Pour sausage/cheese mix into large mixing bowl, add almond and flax flour slowly while combining. I usually have to use my hands to make it mix well.
Roll pieces of dough into little balls, and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Don't worry of they are almost touching, the dough doesn't rise much in the oven.
Bake about 25 minutes.
Careful pulling them out of the oven, the tray will be super greasy.
Serve hot or at room temp. THey are still tasty reheated in the microwave!
Enjoy!! ;D
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Nice recipe Jess...thanks for sharing :D I bet they are yummy
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These sound wonderful, jess!!! :) :) :) :)
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BTW, Jess... What is a "Chub" of breakfast sausage?
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i was just going to ask that ? It does sound good & easy just like I like
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Hi guys I'm sure Jess will answer this as well, but a chub is a thin plastic package containing ground meat, such as sausage or hamburger, with ends fastened together with a metal clasp. I'm assuming she is using a 1 lb chub in this recipe, but you know what they say about assuming....LOL :o
I added a picture of chicken sausage to give you a visual ;D ;D
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Christmas favorite at my dads house along with Queso and tamales :)
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Thanks Shawn!!!... They do look chubby! :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Oops sorry about that! Yes Shawn is right. I use one pound of sausage!
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Thanks Shawn!!!... They do look chubby!
Yes they do Tony..... clever name :D :D :D :D
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Planning to make these this weekend, but I plan to use Carbquik instead of the flex and almond flours. Carbquick is just like Bisquick, can be used in the same ways. I got my box from Netrition.
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I don't know marty.I have never tried to make them.My sister got them from a wonderful Spanish (http://www.shop.fattoskinny.com/product.sc?productId=9&categoryId=1) lady in San Antonio. :) I am willing to try though. ;)
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I think so ,masa and golden flax have the same consistency.The masa isn't as important to me as the filling I love the spices in the filling.I will send my sister a email and see if we can get the recipe.A problem with alot of recipes on the internet is you don't know if they will cook. ;)
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Can we use pork rinds to bind instead to save carbs?
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The last batch of sausage balls i made I didn't use any flour (because i didn't have any)just cheddar and sausage.I made them 1 inch by one inch.They were good.
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I've seen other suggestions that call for an egg and Parmesan cheese instead of flour. Looks good. I like the flax for the fiber ;D and I think the almond flour makes em have a little crunch....but I could just use less, and have the same results, yes? Yes, I think I will cut the flour in half and see what I get.
We're having gumbo (rice on the side) at my mom's this weekend. Sausage balls would be a good munchy to have too. And I'm making magic bars to take with me for dessert. Yum!
Ok, enough flabber jabber...sorry about that :-[
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Flax is a mega food! i use it as often as possible,Omega rich.Doug has a great gumbo recipe in the book you can blow away your family with.You will amaze them with the magic bars ;)Flabber Jabber away my friend!
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A simple Alfredo sauce or Heinz chicken gravy will make good dipping sauces for these :) Very savory!