Jim & Patty’s Pig Newtons
(Souped up Pigs in a Blanket)
Phyllis Speer
- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- 1 ½ cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk
- 24 link sausage, cooked
Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Mix the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until looks like coarse meal. Add buttermilk a little at a time until dough is sticky. Pour dough out on floured dough board. Fold dough over itself a few times, dusting with flour as needed. Pat to about ½-inch thick.
Cut large circles with biscuit cutter. Pat circles to about ¼-inch thick. Lay 2 sausages on each biscuit. Fold biscuit over sausages and pinch together to form a seam.
Place on baking sheet sprayed with vegetable spray. Bake about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with favorite jam or jelly.
