12 Days of Christmas Traditions – Breakfast on Christmas morning (and sausage ball recipe)

We have a tradition when it comes to breakfast on Christmas morning – Sausage balls!

My mom began this many years ago as a way to keep her out of the kitchen on Christmas morning so she could be part of everything going on in the family room.

She would make the sausage balls up the day before and put them in the fridge.  Then on Christmas morning, all she had to do was put them in the oven.

Her sausage ball recipe is sooooooo yummy that I continued to do this on Christmas morning after I got married.  Hubs loves sausage balls.

Here is the recipe:

  • 1 lb sausage
  • 2 cups Bisquick
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 water

scramble sausage, drain.
add Bisquick, cheese and water
roll into small balls
bake 400-450 degrees 12-15 minutes until brown  (I’ve found that 450 for 12 minutes works in my electric oven)

balls can be frozen and baked as needed.

recipe makes 36 balls.  you can double it and get 75.

Do you have something special that you make for breakfast on Christmas morning?

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