BISCUITS WITH COUNTRY SAUSAGE GRAVY PIE PUSHERS—MIKE HACKER—DURHAM, NC SERVES 8 TO 10
We honestly can’t think of anything more comforting than fluffy, freshly baked biscuits slathered in a thick sausage gravy. Mike and Becky of Pie Pushers in North Carolina staunchly refuse to ever use packaged gravy and try to get ingredients as close to home as possible. “When people are used to eating biscuits and gravy from a truck stop or diner, they have this canned food mentality. When they have one of ours, it changes everything.” BISCUITS
1 ½ lb (680g) self-rising flour, plus more for dusting 1 tbsp (12g) sugar 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ lb (227g) butter, diced 2 cups (473ml) buttermilk COUNTRY SAUSAGE GRAVY
1 lb (453g) local sausage (we prefer Durham’s own Firsthand Foods’ local country sausage) 1 cup (151g) diced yellow onion 1 tbsp (10g) minced garlic 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tsp dried thyme ½ cup (50g) all-purpose flour