Pumpkin Sage Biscuits with Fig Blue Cheese Butter

For the biscuits:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and prepare a sheet pan by topping it with a Silpat or parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour through salt) and the sage.
3. Using a pastry cutter or two forks, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until well combined (but there will still be small bits of butter visible).
4. In a smaller bowl, combine the egg, 1/2 cup milk and pumpkin.
5. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the big bowl.
6. Gently mix the contents until everything comes together as a sticky dough.
7. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently shape the dough into a square, about ¾” thick.
8. Slice the square into 9 smaller squares.
9. Place the biscuits onto the prepared sheet pan and gently rub a little milk on top of each biscuit.
10. Bake the biscuits at 400 F for 12 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

For the fig blue cheese butter:

11. In a small food processor, combine the butter and blue cheese and whip until smooth.
12. Fold in the chopped figs.
13. Serve with the Pumpkin-Sage Biscuits.