Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
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Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
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The ultimate biscuits and sausage gravy recipe - tender and fluffy biscuits are topped with a traditional, rich sausage gravy. This meal is perfect for breakfast, but also hearty enough for dinner.
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Ingredients
Biscuits:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour divided
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Sausage Gravy:
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 16 oz bulk pork breakfast sausage
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- dried herbs optional
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To make the biscuits:
- Preheat the oven to 500ºF. Spray a 9-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, combine 2 cups of the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda.
- Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut the butter into the flour until you have coarse crumbs. Fold in the buttermilk. Stir just until blended - the mixture will still be lumpy.
- Place the remaining 1/2 cup flour in a bowl. Using a 1/4-cup trigger-scoop ice cream scoop, scoop out a ball of the dough and place in the flour. The dough will be very sticky - not like a typical biscuit dough at all. (It is best to use a scoop so that the mixture doesn’t stick to your hands.) Toss the dough gently to coat it in the flour, then place the dough balls in the prepared pan - 9 balls around the outside and 3 balls in the center.
- Brush the tops of the balls with the melted butter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 450ºF and bake another 15 minute, or until golden brown.
To make the sausage gravy:
- Heat the 2 teaspoons of oil in a heavy duty skillet or cast iron skillet. Add the sausage and cook until cooked through, breaking up the sausage as it cooks.
- Remove the sausage, reserving any fat. If you don’t have 3-4 tablespoons of grease left, add enough bacon grease or butter to make up the difference.
- Add the flour to the grease, and whisk, allowing the flour to brown and form a dark roux. Keep whisking as you pour in the milk. Whisk to remove any lumps. Cook until the mixture starts to thicken slightly, then stir in the cooked sausage and any additional herbs.
- Simmer until it is thickened to your liking.
- Serve the gravy over split biscuits.
Notes
- Biscuit recipe from Cooks Illustrated
- Biscuit recipe from Cooks Illustrated
- Sausage Gravy recipe from Nook and Pantry
- Sausage Gravy recipe from Nook and Pantry
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1/8 of recipe
Calories
544kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
1037mg
(43%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 544 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/8 of recipe | |
| Calories | 544kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 1037mg | 43% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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