Taste of the South

Comforting Casseroles

BISCUITS AND SAUSAGE GRAVY COBBLER

MAKES 8 TO 10 SERVINGS

Make your morning easy with this one-skillet meal of two Southern favorites. The biscuits can even be made ahead of time, so all you have to do is pop them on the gravy before baking.

BISCUIT DOUGH

2½ cups self-rising flour*
½ cup cold salted butter, cubed
1 cup cold whole buttermilk

COBBLER

1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 (1-pound) package mild breakfast sausage
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2½ cups whole milk
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon water Garnish: chopped fresh thyme

1. Preheat oven to 425°.

2. For dough: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, place flour. Using a pastry blender, cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Add cold buttermilk, stirring with a fork just until combined.

Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface, and knead several times until dough comes together. Pat or roll dough to ¾-inch thickness. Using a 2-inch round cutter dipped in flour, cut dough without twisting cutter; reroll scraps as necessary. Place 2 inches apart on prepared pan. Freeze for at least 15 minutes or while making gravy. (Biscuits

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