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Vegan Sausage Cheese Appetizer – Bangin’ Balls!

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 package about 7 ouncesLightlife Vegan Sausage
  • 1 tsp ground fennel seed
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp ground sage
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Earth Balance divided
  • few dashes liquid smoke I used Colgin
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
  • 1 cup grated vegan cheddar
  • 1 cup baking mix see Sound Bites below
  • 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
  2. Prepare baking sheet by covering with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. In medium cast iron pan melt 1 tbsp Earth Balance over medium heat.
  4. Break up sausage and add fennel, sea salt, sage, garlic powder, liquid smoke and pepper to cast iron pan.
  5. Saute until lightly brown.
  6. In large mixing bowl add undrained cooked sausage and remaining ingredients.
  7. Mix until soft dough forms.
  8. Melt remaining Earth Balance in small ramekin.
  9. Roll dough into ping pong sized balls and arrange on baking sheet as shown.
  10. With pastry brush lightly coat balls with melted Earth Balance.
  11. Bake until golden for 18-22 minutes.
  12. You can also cool, then freeze in freezer bag. When ready to eat, let come to room temp and bake for 10 min at 350F.

Recipe Notes

This recipe uses a homemade "Bisquick" recipe. I started to making this because it's super easy and, made with vegan shortening, contains NO TRANS FATS! Bisquick and many other processed cakes, cookies, etc. contain "partially hydrogenated oils", a synonym for trans-fats, those nasty bad-cholesterol raising bugaboos.
A simple homemade baking mix:
In food processor combine:
4 cups flour,
2 tablespoon baking powder,
1 1/2 teaspoons salt,
1/2 cup vegan shortening- I used Spectrum
You can store in fridge up to 3 months!