Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 log package sausage (recommended: Jimmy Dean)
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold butter
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • Cream, for glazing

Method

  • In a large heavy bottom pot melt the tablespoon of butter and brown the sausage for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the heavy cream and bring to a simmer.
  • Once at a simmer, add the hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and maple syrup.
  • Simmer the gravy for 15 minutes and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • In a bowl sift together the dry ingredients.
  • Add the butter and incorporate the flour into it until the texture is consistent.
  • Pour the milk into the flour mixture and mix with a fork until the dough begins to come together.
  • Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out until it's about 1-inch thick.
  • Cut the dough vertically and then horizontally, yielding approximately 15 square biscuits.
  • Lay the biscuits out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Glaze the top of each biscuit with a little bit of cream and place the sheet in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the biscuits turn golden in color.
  • Assemble by placing a biscuit on a plate and covering it with about 1/2 a cup of the sausage gravy.