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Handy Sausage Biscuits

These are similar to old-fashioned biscuits made from scratch, but they're even better thanks to the tasty sausage throughout. It's almost impossible to stop eating them. I like to serve these biscuits with an egg dish or soup. —Nancy Parker, Seguin, Texas
Handy Sausage Biscuits
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.
  • Makes
    2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Melted butter

Directions

  • In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain well and set aside. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir in the sausage.
  • In another bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add buttermilk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
  • On a lightly floured surface, gently knead dough 6-8 times. Roll out to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2 in. biscuit cutter. Place on lightly greased baking sheets.
  • Brush tops with butter. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Editor's Note: No rising time is necessary before baking. The dough can be rerolled.
Nutrition Facts
1 biscuit: 131 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 211mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.
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  • Linda
    Nov 20, 2019

    These were not good. The batter was pourable, no way I could have kneaded it. I had to add almost a cup more flour to get them to a kneadable consistency. They were dry and flavorless then. I triple checked my ingredient amounts and they were spot on to the recipe. Not sure what happened but these were not good at all.

  • Doni
    Nov 2, 2017

    I made this with self rising flour and added one cup of freshly grated extra sharp cheddar cheese. It made a dozen regular sized biscuits. My family absolutely loved them!! They are definitely part of the regular rotation now! Next time I'm going to add chives!

  • tapanga79
    Nov 13, 2009

    I absolutely love these biscuits. We love sausage and biscuits so it doesn't get any better!!

  • DMahoney
    May 26, 2007

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  • denisejlambert
    Oct 12, 2006

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