C's Oatmeal Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits:

1 cup oat meal
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 stick (4 tbsp) salt-free butter
3 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk or water

In a clean, dry blender, grind the oatmeal until it becomes a fine flour.
Add the baking powder and wheat flower and blend until it is evenly mixed.
Dump the dry mixture into a mixing bowl.
Chop the butter into small pieces and add to the mixture.
Add the milk or water and mix until it forms a soft ball. If you do not break up the butter, the biscuits will be more flaky.
Turn the ball onto a floured board and roll to 1/2" thickness, then cut and place on a baking sheet.
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Roll between the palms of your hands to form 1-1/2" balls and press them onto a baking sheet, pressing them to a 1/2" thickness.
Bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees.

Gravy:

1/2 lb pork sausage (I prefer Jimmy Dean because it is less greasy)
2 cups milk (I use 2%)
2 tbsp corn starch (or use flour if you prefer)

Brown the sausage in a large pan.  As it cooks, chop the sausage into bite-sized pieces with a spoon or spatula.
After the sausage is fully cooked, add 1 cup of the milk and allow it to heat as you prepare the corn starch mixture.
In a separate container, mix the corn starch with the other cup of milk and have it ready.
Stir the milk and sausage mixture until the milk comes to a boil.  Be prepared to remove it from the heat quickly if it foams up.
When the millk is boiling, quickly add the other cup of milk with the dissolved corn starch and keep stirring until the mixture thickens.
Add ground, black pepper to suit your taste.
When the gravy is thickened, pour it over the biscuists and enjoy!

Variation: add chopped onion or garlic when you start to fry the sausage.

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