Cheesy Sausage Balls

 (Picture is from Syrup and Biscuits)

I made these the other day and omg, they were good. I had never thought to make anything like these before, but apparently these sausage things are huge in the Southern states of USA. I came across the recipe from the blog Syrup and Biscuits. I highly recommend you go and check out this blog, there are very yummo stuff on there.

Now I changed the recipe a little bit as we don't have bisquick (baking mix) here in Australia. I felt that these could have been a bit better if I had added some creamed corn. Next time I will. If you are wanting the original recipe then click on the link above.

Ingredients:

1 cups cheddar cheese, grated

1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated

1 cup plain flour

1 tsp bi-carb

1 tsp salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper, optional

2 tbs soy sauce

1/2 cup of cauliflower and pumpkin breadcrumbs*

2 tbs milk

2 Italian herb sausages deskinned, uncooked

*CAULIFLOWER AND PUMPKIN BREADCRUMBS

Take half a head of cauliflower and half a pumpkin and place in a food processor. Wizz until you have the consistency of breadcrumbs. You can place what you don't use in the freezer for another time.

Method:

1) In a large bowl add your cheese, flour, bi-carb, salt, cayenne and mix well.

2) Add sausages, soy sauce, cauliflower and pumpkin bread crumbs and milk to flour and cheese mix. 

3) Stir until all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.

4) Make sure to spray your tray or put down grease proof paper. Then grab a small amount of mixture in your hands and roll into balls the size of walnuts. These don't spread too much, so you can place them 2.5cm apart then gently press down so they look a little like patties.

5) Place into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees C. These are going to be very hot so let them sit on the sheet for a few minutes before eating.

 These are quick and easy to do and they freeze well. Next time I would add some creamed corn to give it a sweet flavour. They are great for school lunch boxes as well, if they aren't eaten too quickly. Try them out and tell me what you think!!!

Peach and Strawberry Eggless Ice-Cream

I really wanted to make ice cream today. Only I was missing a few ingredients and I didn't want to go up to the shop to get them. What was I to do?? I could have waited (which I am not very good at doing) or I could go wild and make up a completely new and different recipe which I will now share with you.

I make ice cream a lot lately and I think that this one has been the best combination so far. I had no eggs and I can't handle a lot of milk products so I thought there must be a way to overcome these problems... and there was. Read on for one of the best ice cream recipes:

Ingredients:

1 cup coconut milk

1 cup lactose free milk (or you can sub normal milk, soy milk, oat milk etc)

4 tsp Arrowroot powder

1 1/4 cup of silken tofu ( or you can sub whipped cream)

2/3 cup sugar

2 tbs syrup (honey, maple or golden)

1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp ground ginger

2 cups sliced peaches

1 cup diced strawberries

Method:

To make tofu mixture

1)  Place silken tofu into a blender/food processor with a tsp of either sugar or syrup and wizz until the tofu is the consistancy of whipped cream. Place into a bowl and set aside in the fridge.

To make fruit mixture

1) Place peaches and strawberries into a blender/food processor and blend till you have a thick puree. Place into a bowl and set aside in the fridge.

To make the custard

1) Pour 3/4 cup of your milk into a bowl and mix in the arrowroot powder and mix to a paste. Set aside.

2) In a saucepan, mix remainder of both milks, sugar, salt, ground ginger, syrup and gently heat. 

3) When warm, add the arrowroot mixture and stir over a low heat till mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat, pour into a metal bowl and place into the fridge till cold.

To make ice-cream

1) Take the custard, tofu and fruit out of the fridge. Set aside 1/4 cup of the fruit mixture and gently mix everything else together till thoroughly combined.

2) Place mixture into your ice-cream machine as per your machines instructions.

3) When it is the consistency of soft serve take out of the machine and place into a container. Layer the ice cream with the excess fruit mixture till you have filled the container.

4) Place into the freezer till it has set.

5) Enjoy :D

Let me know what you think!

I'm back!

Hi all,

Just wanted to apologise for my lengthy disappearance from this blog. I didn't even realise that it had been so long. I have cooked many a thing in the last 6 months and I just haven't had time to blog about it. Well the time has come to change that! I will endeavour to post a new recipe once a week for my loyal readers :D

Look out for some great recipes to come!

Tarran