Ingredients:
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 4-inch links breakfast sausage
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the work surface
- 1/4 cup shredded pepper Jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen in 1 piece
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallion greens
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- Maple syrup and/or warm gravy, for serving