Jim and Patty's Pig Newtons

• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• cup chopped chives
• 1 cups grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 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 -inch thick.

Cut large circles with biscuit cutter. Pat circles to about -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.