INGREDIENTS
vegetable shortening
1 cup
buttermilk (full fat, please don’t use fat free… it’s just not the same, y’all)
1/2 lb
cooked breakfast sausage (if you want more meat, increase the sausage to 3/4 pound)
(can use fresh too, but pickled jalapenos are great in this – find them in the latino section in cans)
1 1/4 cups
shredded cheddar cheese
4 tbsp
melted unsalted butter – divided