Ingredients

One 12-ounce tube bulk pork sausage
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Baking Powder Biscuits, recipe follows

Directions

Heat a large cast-iron
skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, break it up with a wooden spoon, and cook,
stirring occasionally, until well browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the sausage to a bowl, leaving the rendered fat in the
skillet. Whisk the flour into the fat and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. While
whisking, pour the milk into the skillet and bring the gravy to a boil. Lower the heat and
simmer gently for 2 minutes. Stir in the sausage and season with pepper. Split the

biscuits in half and divide them among plates. Top each biscuit with some of the gravy and
serve immediately.

Ingredients

Baking Powder Biscuits
Biscuits:
2 cups all-purpose flour (about 8 ounces), plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon fine salt
7 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, sliced
3/4 cup milk
Glaze:
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

Directions

To make the biscuits:
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet
with two layers of parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Rub 2
tablespoons of the butter into the flour with your fingertips until completely absorbed.

Work the remaining butter into the flour until it is in even pieces about the size of a
pea. Gently stir the milk into the flour mixture to make a loose dough.
Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour and turn the dough out onto it. Pat the dough
into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle. Fold the dough in thirds like a business letter. (For a
flakier biscuit repeat the folding a second time.) Pat the dough into a 5 by 8-inch
rectangle about 3/4-inch thick. Use a 2- to 3-inch round cutter to make 6 biscuits, and
transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Press together the scraps of dough and cut 2
more biscuits.
To make the glaze: Mix the cream and melted butter together in a small bowl. Lightly brush
the tops of the biscuits with the glaze. Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
Cool on a rack for 5 minutes before serving.
Yield: 8 biscuits
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