gloria's sausage gravy with biscuits

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pound sage flavored ground breakfast sausage
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 2 cups warm buttermilk (105 to 115 degrees f/43 to 46 degrees c)
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 25 mins


• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• to make the gravy: crumble sausage in skillet and cook over medium-low heat. add onion and cook until tender; drain. stir in flour, a little at a time, for about 6 minutes or until bubbly and golden. stir in milk, nutmeg, poultry seasoning, salt, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and cook until thick.
• to make biscuits: dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand 5 minutes. stir in buttermilk and set aside. in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. cut in shortening with pastry blender until looks like coarse meal. stir in yeast-buttermilk mix and mix well. turn out lightly floured surface and knead gently 3 to 4 times. roll out flat to 1/2 inch and cut with 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter. place on lightly greased baking sheet and cover. let rise in warm place 1 1/2 hrs.
• bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden. remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter.