Sausage Christmas Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, combine cornmeal and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a 9-in. cast-iron skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain on paper towels. Arrange 8 links in a spokelike pattern in same skillet or in a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Cut remaining links in half; place between whole sausages., In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs., Stir egg and vanilla into cornmeal mixture; add to dry ingredients and stir just until blended. Pour batter over sausages. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Serve warm, with syrup.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, mustard, honey, salt and orange zest. Warm over medium-low heat, stirring, until everything is combined. Bring to a low simmer and allow it to bubble gently until slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the sausages to the pan and stir. Allow the sausages to warm through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a chafing dish or warming dish. Serve with toothpicks on the side.

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together and stuff into sheep casings or leave in bulk for patties.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Have ready an 18-20cm springform cake tin. Heat the oil and butter and gently fry the shallots and celery for 5 mins without colouring them. Tip into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, sausagemeat, walnuts, orange zest and sage. Add plenty of pepper and a little salt, if using, and mix together with your hands. Add the egg, then mix well.
• Arrange the bacon slices in the tin, leaving 5cm strip on the base, then lay them up around the sides of the tin and let the excess hang over the edge. Carefully fill the tin with the stuffing mix, levelling it on top. Fold the bacon over the top of the stuffing, gathering and twisting the ends loosely in the centre. Scatter over the remaining walnuts, pressing them in slightly.
• Set the tin on a baking sheet to catch any juices that escape, then bake for 40-45 mins until the top is golden. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove onto a serving plate and scatter with parsley. Cut into wedges to serve.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients by hand in a large mixing bowl.
• You will bake it like a fruit cake.
• Fill pan almost full (I use an angel food cake pan).
• Cover with paper last hour of baking.
• Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-1/2 hours.
• Bake until toothpick in center comes out clean.
• Cool; wrap in waxed paper or foil.
• In olden days, cakes were wrapped in wine-dampened cloth to keep them moist and mellow.
• Store in air-tight container in cool place.
• This recipe has been passed down from my native American ancestors: my Grandpa was half Cherokee, half Cheyenne.