Sausage Biscuit Pinwheels

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons softened margarine or 4 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 lb ground sausage
• milk or melted butter

Recipe

• 1 measure and mix dry ingredients.
• 2 using pastry cutter, a fork, or mixer, cut margarine (or butter) into dry mixture. make a well in the center. pour in 3/4 cups milk. stir until dough is free from the sides of the bowl.
• 3 turn out onto floured counter top or board. roll dough into a rough rectangle 1/4 inch thick.
• 4 open ground sausage and spread evenly on top of the dough.
• 5 roll up jelly-roll style.
• 6 cut roll into 1/2 inch slices (dough can be refrigerated overnight to ease the slicing if desired).
• 7 arrange the slices on oiled cookie sheets.
• 8 brush tops with milk or melted butter to aid browning.
• 9 bake in 450 degree oven for 12 - 15 minutes.
• 10 sometimes i mix 1/2 cheese or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder with the dough in this recipe. the uncooked, unsliced roll can be wrapped and frozen for later use. simply thaw, slice, bake and serve.