Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

INGREDIENTS

Biscuits

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted Darigold butter
• ⅔ cup Darigold milk

Gravy

• 1 pound seasoned ground pork (no links)
• ½ medium onion, minced
• ⅓ cup flour (2 oz.) plus additional if needed
• 1½-2 cups Darigold milk
• 5 sprigs of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Kosher salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

BISCUITS: Preheat oven to 425°F. Stir together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cream of tartar in a mixing bowl. Cut butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center; add milk all at once. Stir just until dough clings together. Do not overmix. Place dough on a lightly-floured surface. Knead by folding dough in half and pressing gently with heel of palm; repeat process nine more times. Roll or pat dough to ½” thickness. Cut with a 2½” biscuit cutter, dipping in flour between cuts. Transfer biscuits to a baking sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden. Makes 12 biscuits. GRAVY: Sauté ground pork and onion in a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until browned and the onion is translucent. Sprinkle flour into the mixture. Stir to blend, adding more flour to absorb all the fat if necessary. Add 1½ cups milk and stir; add more milk as needed, stirring to prevent lumps. Add the bay leaf and thyme; simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Makes 2 to 3 cups.