Sausage Biscuit Surprise

• 1 lb. sausage (I like Jimmy Dean)
• 8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese
• 3 cups biscuit mix (I use War Eagle Mill Biscuit Mix)
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup buttermilk

Make sausage into patties and cook until done. Place on paper towels to drain. Slice cheese into 1/2-inch thick slices. Cut shortening into biscuit mix until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk and stir just until moistened. Roll out onto a floured board and roll to 1/4- inch thickness. With biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits. Place a sausage pattie and slice of cheese on a biscuit. Top with additional biscuit and pinch sides together. Place on baking sheet that has been sprayed with vegetable spray. Do not allow biscuits to touch. Bake at 450-degrees about 10 to 12 minutes.