Sour Cream Biscuits and Gravy

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    45 mins

  • Servings

    4 large

  • Calories

    315 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Sour Cream Biscuits and Gravy

Sour Cream Biscuits and Gravy combine flaky, tender biscuits made with cold butter and sour cream with a creamy sausage gravy. The biscuits feature a layered texture from folding the dough, while the gravy is a seasoned pork sausage sauce thickened with flour and cooked with milk to a smooth finish. This traditional Southern dish serves as a hearty breakfast or brunch.

Description

The biscuits are made by cutting cold butter into a combination of flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt, then mixing with cold sour cream and milk, resulting in a shaggy dough. The dough is turned and folded multiple times, rolled out to one inch thickness, and cut into rounds before baking. The sausage gravy is prepared by browning ground pork sausage, stirring in flour, then gradually adding milk to create a creamy, seasoned sauce with a hint of cayenne pepper. The biscuits and gravy are combined for a classic dish with contrasting textures and rich flavors.

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Ingredients

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For the biscuits

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 8 Tbsp. butter unsalted, cold
  • 1/3 cup sour cream FAGE, cold
  • 1/2 cup whole milk cold

For the sausage gravy

  • 16 oz. ground pork sausage
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk whole
  • kosher salt
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • cayenne pepper pinch

Instructions

For the biscuits:

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Set out a baking sheet.
  2. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. 
  3. Cut butter into the flour mixture: I find it easiest to do this in a food processor. Pulse the butter ~10 times until small clumps of butter are formed/size of peas. Or, you can use a pastry cutter if you have one.
  4. Transfer the flour mixture back into the medium sized bowl.
  5. Whisk together the FAGE Sour Cream and milk until smooth.
  6. Drizzle the milk mixture into the dry ingredients, tossing with a fork to incorporate. Dough will be shaggy and look a little dry, that’s OK.
  7. Turn out the mixture onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Gently turn and press the dough to bring it together into a 1 inch rectangle. 
  8. Using a knife or bench scraper, cut the dough into 4 sections. Stack the dough on top of one another and press down to flatten. Using a rolling pin, gently roll dough out into a 1 inch thick rectangle.
  9. Cut into rounds using a biscuit butter. Press straight down and avoid twisting or jiggling the cutter. Press dough back together and cut out 2-3 more biscuits. (recipe is small batch, you will have 4-6 biscuits total.) Try not to re-roll scraps too much, biscuit dough should be handled gently. 
  10. Place biscuits on a baking sheet touching each other. Place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
  11. Brush melted butter over the tops of the biscuits. Lower oven temperature to 400°F and bake for 20 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
  12. Remove from oven and brush with more melted butter and flaky sea salt, if desired. Serve with sausage gravy.

For the sausage gravy

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the sausage to the pan. Using a wooden spoon, break up the sausage and cook until well browned and no more pink remains. (leave the grease in the pan)
  2. Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle flour over sausage and stir for 1-2 minutes so sausage soaks up flour.
  3. Gradually pour milk into pan, about 1 cup at a time, stirring frequently. Turn heat up so gravy can begin to bubble and thicken. Continue adding in the milk and allow the gravy to cook until it thickens, can take 8-10 minutes.
  4. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Split the biscuits in half and top sausage gravy on each biscuit

Notes

  • If you lack a biscuit cutter, cutting the dough into squares is a practical alternative that avoids leftover scraps.
  • This small batch yields 4 to 6 biscuits depending on thickness, ideal for serving with the accompanying sausage gravy.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1biscuit (no gravy) Calories 315kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 20g (31%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Sodium 564mg (24%) Potassium 84mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 605IU (12%) Calcium 108mg (11%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4large

Amount Per Serving

Calories 315 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1biscuit (no gravy)
Calories 315kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 20g 31%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Sodium 564mg 24%
Potassium 84mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 605IU 12%
Calcium 108mg 11%
Iron 2mg 11%

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

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