Country Sausage and Cheese Muffins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces bulk sausage
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine
• 1/2 red onion, copped fine
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg

Directions

1. 1

   Cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towel-lined plate to cool.

2. 2

   Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375.

3. 3

   In the bowl of a food processor, add 2 C flour 2 1/2 T sugar, 2 t baking powder, 1 t baking soda, 1 t salt, 6 T cut butter, and 8 oz grated cheddar.

4. 4

   Finely chop 1/2 red onion and 1/2 red bell pepper and add to mixture in the food processor bowl.

5. 5

   Add cooled sausage to the mixture in the food processor and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to large bowl.

6. 6

   Whisk egg and buttermilk in mixing cup and stir into flour mixture until well combined.

7. 7

   Grease and flour 12-cup muffin tin and spoon batter inches Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 20 to 25 minutes.

8. 8

   Cool in tin for 5 minutes. Remove and serve.