Biscuits
1 stick of butter
2 cups all purpose flour
3 t baking powder
2 t sugar
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup milk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Combine the dry ingredients and use a pastry cutter or a fork to cut the butter into small, pea-sized pieces of butter throughout the dough. If that's not working for you, use a cheese grater, and grate the COLD butter into little pieces.
Add in the milk to the mix just until the ingredients are combined. The dough will be sticky!
Turn the dough out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle some flour on to the top of dough so it won't stick to your fingers and fold the dough 10-15 times. By folding, you're creating little flakey layers! If the dough is super sticky just sprinkle some additional flour.
Roll or pat the dough out to ¾ - 1 inch thickness and cut with a biscuit cutter or glass cup. DO NOT TWIST. Just push down and pull up. Place the biscuits on a lightly greased baking sheet and brush lightly with milk. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Sometimes, if I'm trying to get everything else cooked before the biscuits, I'll put them in the fridge. This makes the rise a little bit and taste even better. Though you don't have to do this step, it does make the biscuits extra high!
Breakfast Sausage Gravy
1 pound milk breakfast sausage
1/2 cup flour
3 1/2 cup milk
black pepper
In a large skillet, over medium high heat, cook the sausage, crumbling the meat as it browns. Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir to coat. Add milk and pepper. Stir while bringing to a simmer and continue for about 5 minutes while the gravy thickens.