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Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living Homestyle Cooking"






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/4 cup shortening
  
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
  
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• Sausage Gravy (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
   
   
2. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 4 or 5 times. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 2 ½-inch biscuit cutter. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 13 to 14 minutes, or until biscuits are lightly browned.
   
   Makes 1/2 dozen.
   
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   Serve with:
   
   SAUSAGE GRAVY
   
   • 3/4 pound ground pork sausage
   • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
   • 2 cups half-and-half or milk
   • 1 tsp salt
   • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
   
   Brown sausage in a large heavy skillet, stirring until it crumbles. Drain sausage on paper towels, reserving 1/2 cup drippings in skillet.
   
   Whisk flour into sausage drippings until smooth; cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until browned.
   
   Stir in sausage. Gradually add half-and-half, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. Serve gravy with biscuits.
   
   Makes 3 cups.
   
   






Final Comments


When making biscuits, chill the shortening before cutting it into the dry ingredients. It's a step toward flaky biscuits.