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Biscuits and Gravy Recipe
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Biscuits and Gravy Recipe

This Biscuits and Gravy recipe includes fluffy homemade biscuits paired with creamy country sausage gravy. The biscuits are made from scratch using flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cold butter, eggs, and buttermilk, rolled and cut to create tender, slightly crumbly rounds. The gravy is a rich sauce with breakfast sausage, butter, flour for thickening, and whole milk, flavored with salt and pepper to taste. This classic combination offers a hearty and comforting meal with contrasting textures between flaky biscuits and smooth, savory gravy.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 401 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Biscuits:
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt coarse
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 ¾ ticks unsalted butter ice-cold, shredded on a cheese shredder
  • 5 egg large
  • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
For the Country Sausage Gravy:
  • 1- pound breakfast sausage
  • 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups milk whole
  • black pepper coarse, to taste
  • salt coarse, to taste

Instructions

Biscuits:
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  1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
  2. In a stand mixer with the hook attachment, add in the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and butter and mix on low speed just until combined.
  3. In a separate medium-sized bowl, whisk together the eggs and cream until combined, then pour into the dry mixture bowl and mix on low speed just until combined.
  4. Transfer to a clean surface lightly dusted with flour. Dust the top of the dough with flour and roll it out until it is 1 ½” to 2” thick. Using a circle cutter that is 2 ½ to 3 inches in diameter, cut as many dough rounds as possible.  
  5. Transfer them to a large cast-iron skillet(12 inches) or casserole dish (13x9) about ½ to 1 inch apart. There will be plenty of leftover dough to reroll and recut. You should get 20 to 22 biscuits in total. You will need a second smaller skillet or casserole dish for the rerolled and cut dough.
  6. Bake in the oven for 26-30 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked in the center. Keep warm.
Gravy:
  1. Cook the pork sausage in a large sauté pan over medium heat until cooked. Set aside the sausage on a plate.
  2. Add the butter to a medium to large saute pan or cast iron skillet over low to medium heat, and once melted, whisk in the flour until combined.
  3. Next, pour in the milk while whisking to combine the roux with the milk, and turn the heat to high to bring the mixture to a boil. It should become very thick, like an alfredo sauce.
  4. Turn the heat down to low and cook while occasionally whisking until the starch flour taste is gone, which takes 4 to 5 minutes.
  5. Add back in the cooked sausage and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
  6. Slice the biscuits in half or leave them whole and serve with several spoonfuls of the sausage gravy over the top.

Notes

  • Biscuits and gravy can be prepared up to two days ahead, storing them separately helps keep them fresh.
  • Store gravy covered in the refrigerator for up to four days; biscuits can be stored covered at room temperature for three days or in the fridge for up to five days.
  • Both gravy and biscuits freeze well separately for up to three months; thaw in the refrigerator overnight before reheating.
  • Reheat biscuits wrapped in foil at 350°F for 6 to 8 minutes for best texture.
  • Reheat gravy gently on low heat; add roux if needed to rethicken or a splash of milk to thin it.
  • Enhance gravy flavor by adding caramelized onions if desired.

Nutrition Information

Calories 401kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 38g (13%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 100mg (33%) Sodium 380mg (16%) Potassium 461mg (10%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 596IU (12%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 206mg (21%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 401

% Daily Value*

Calories 401kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 38g 13%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 100mg 33%
Sodium 380mg 16%
Potassium 461mg 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 596IU 12%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 206mg 21%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.