Biscuits and Gravy

Prepare to have an all day food coma from this one.

Biscuits:
2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbs butter
2 tbs shortening
1 cup buttermilk

Gravy:
1/2 lb pork breakfast sausage
3 tbs flour
1 1/2 cups milk
Salt and pepper

Side dish:
More sausage, of course

Combine two cups of flour with 4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt. Use a pastry cutter or two forks and cut in 2 tbs butter and 2 tbs shortening. Hurry up, you don't want them to melt. Stir in up to 1 cup of buttermilk, but avoid over mixing. Once it comes together, put it on a floured board and fold it together a few times.

Roll or pat it 3/4 inch think. Cut into 2 1/2 inch circles. You'll get about ten. Put these into a 9" cake tin. You want the edges to touch. Bake at 450 for 20 minutes.

The gravy is incredibly easy. Cook 1/2 lb crumbled pork breakfast sausage. Once done, add in three tbs flour. Keep cooking until the flour starts to brown. Add about 1 1/2 cups of milk. Keep cooking and stirring until it thickens. Season with salt and lots of pepper. Proceed to drown the biscuits in it.