Black Pepper-Thyme Biscuits with Sausage and Ginger Peach Relish

Black Pepper-Thyme Biscuits with Sausage and Ginger Peach Relish

These delicious thyme and black pepper-flecked biscuits were contributed by Todd Richards from his cookbook Soul as part of our Bob's by the Book interview series. Todd uses these biscuits to cradle juicy breakfast sausage patties, topping them with his signature ginger peach relish.
Servings
12 servings
Prep time
20 minutes
Cook time
25 minutes
Passive time
35 minutes

Ingredients

Ginger Peach Relish
  • 2 tsp blended Olive and Vegetable Oil
  • 1 Shallot, sliced into small rings
  • 2 Tbsp peeled and minced Fresh Ginger
  • 1 lb fresh Peaches (about 3 medium peaches), finely chopped
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar (4 oz)
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 1 Jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and minced
Sausage
  • 1 lb Ground Pork
  • 4 oz cooked Ham, finely chopped
  • ½ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • ⅓ cup soft, fresh Breadcrumbs
  • 2 tsp Sorghum Syrup
  • 1 ½ tsp minced fresh Sage
  • 1 tsp Kosher Salt
  • ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
  • ¼ tsp Ground Coriander
  • 1 Egg, beaten

Instructions

Erika Council’s Black Pepper-Thyme Cornmeal Biscuits
  1. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Work shortening into the flour mixture by breaking up the chunks with your fingertips until only small pea-size pieces remain. Add in a few slices of chilled butter and coat in flour. Press pieces between well-floured fingertips into flat (nickel-sized) pieces. Repeat until all chilled butter is incorporated.
  2. Freeze flour mixture (in the bowl) until chilled, 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 450°F. Gently stir buttermilk into the flour with a fork. Add thyme. Stir until dough forms a ball and no dry bits of flour remain. (Dough will be sticky and shaggy.) Turn dough out onto a floured surface. With floured hands, pat into a ¼-inch thick 10-inch rectangle. Add more flour if needed to prevent sticking.
  3. Fold dough into thirds using a bench scraper or metal spatula. Lift the short end of the dough and fold in thirds again. Rotate the dough 90°, dusting the work surface underneath with flour. Roll and fold again into a 10-inch square about ½-inch thick.
  4. Cut out 12 biscuits using a 2-inch round floured cutter. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush biscuit tops with melted butter. Bake until the tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Ginger Peach Relish
  1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and ginger. Reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the peaches and remaining ingredients. Cook until liquid is reduced and syrupy, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 20 minutes.
Sausage
  1. In a large bowl, stir together pork with remaining ingredients; let stand 15 minutes. Scoop about ¼ cup of the mixture onto a wax paper-lined baking sheet, and shape into a ½-inch-thick patty. Repeat until the mixture is gone. In a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, brown patties in batches until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.
To Assemble
  1. Split the biscuits. Top the bottom half of the biscuits with sausage patty and relish. Cover with top halves.

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