Ingredients
1-1/2 cups yellow cornmeal1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder1-1/2 teaspoons salt1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin2 green onions, sliced1 tablespoon seeded jalapeno pepper, minced1-1/2 pounds bulk Italian sausage2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed and softenedJalapeno pepper jelly
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Stir in pumpkin, green onions and jalapeno. Add sausage, Jack cheese and cream cheese; mix lightly but thoroughly.
With wet hands, shape mixture into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place on parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. pans.
Bake until cooked through, 40-45 minutes, rotating pans halfway.
Serve with pepper jelly.
