Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Name: Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces/425 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 4 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 1 1/4 cups, buttermilk (see note); 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, ground fennel seed; 1 teaspoon, ground sage; 1 1/2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 1/2 pounds (680 grams), bulk pork sausage; 3 cups, whole milk; , Salt

Side Dishes
Desserts or Baked Goods
Pork
Breakfast & Brunch

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2008

Hearty buttermilk biscuits topped with creamy, spicy sausage gravy are a Southern breakfast tradition. While this gravy might not look appealing to the uninitiated, its spicy, meaty flavor quickly converts the hungry.

SERVES 6

TIME 1 hour

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