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Southern Biscuits and Gravy
4.3 from 18 votes

Southern Biscuits and Gravy

This Southern Biscuits and Gravy is made with Sweet Maple Sausage. A maybe not so authentic recipe from a northerner that's still tasty!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
37 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 719 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the biscuits-
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup butter divided, frozen
For the gravy-
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion 1 whole small, pureed
  • 12 oz. breakfast sausages use your favorite kind!!, package
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3/4 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup real
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

For the biscuits--
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  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients. In a liquid measuring cup stir together all the wet ingredients. Set aside.
  3. Grate 6 tablespoons of the frozen butter using a cheese grater. Place the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into a small bowl. Pour grated butter into dry ingredients and stir to coat. Pour in wet ingredients all at once and stir 3 or 4 strokes, just to start incorporating everything together.
  4. Pour biscuit dough onto a well-floured board and start moving the dough around so it doesn't stick and folding the dough in half over itself to create layers of dough. Do this 4 or 5 times, sprinkling more flour where needed. Roll dough out to be 1 inch thick and cut into 2-3 inch biscuits. You should get approximately 8 biscuits. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake 12 minutes.
  5. While biscuits are baking, melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. After the 12 minutes are up, remove biscuits from oven, brush the tops with melted butter and finish baking another 3-5 minutes, or until the tops are golden.
For the gravy--
  1. Saute pureed onion and breakfast sausage in large skillet over medium heat with olive oil until meat has browned completely. As the meat cooks, be sure to break apart into smaller pieces. Sprinkle in flour and cayenne pepper. Stir to moisten flour and cook 1 minute. Pour in milk and half & half. After a minute or two, gravy should start to thicken. Once it has thickened remove from heat, stir in maple syrup and salt & pepper to taste.
  2. To serve, split open warm biscuit and top with hot gravy.

Notes

  • Be sure to use a breakfast sausage you love! That is mostly what the gravy will taste like, so be sure to find a good brand. Also, this gravy is meant to be sweet. If you don't think you'd like the maple syrup addition, feel free to reduce the amount by half or omit it completely from this recipe.

Nutrition Information

Calories 719kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 62g (21%) Protein 18g (36%) Fat 43g (66%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Cholesterol 131mg (44%) Sodium 1028mg (43%) Potassium 510mg (11%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 815IU (16%) Vitamin C 1.8mg (2%) Calcium 200mg (20%) Iron 3.5mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 719

% Daily Value*

Calories 719kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 62g 21%
Protein 18g 36%
Fat 43g 66%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Cholesterol 131mg 44%
Sodium 1028mg 43%
Potassium 510mg 11%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 815IU 16%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 2%
Calcium 200mg 20%
Iron 3.5mg 19%

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