Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and Gravy made with breakfast sausage, milk, and seasoning, served over flakey buttermilk biscuits is a quick and easy breakfast ready in only 20 minutes!

Classic southern food is a favorite in this house, and right now we’re perfecting our Buttermilk Biscuits, Pulled Pork, and Chicken Fried Steak.

BISCUITS AND GRAVY

Biscuits and Gravy are a classic southern breakfast made with sausage gravy and spooned over light and fluffy buttermilk biscuits. It’s basically a serving of heaven on bread, which is probably why it’s so popular.

This is the PERFECT recipe to make with leftovers the night after you serve biscuits for dinner. Traditionally this is made with sausage, but you can swap that our for other meat in this recipe if you have leftover ground beef or turkey from dinner, too.

I’ve also added other spices to this recipe before, like thyme and sage. The sausage itself has a lot of seasoning, so you don’t need much to make this gravy work. This is also the perfect recipe to feed a crowd. All you need is a large batch of buttermilk biscuits and a pot of sausage gravy, both of which are quick and easy to throw together.

WHAT KIND OF SAUSAGE TO USE WITH BISCUITS AND GRAVY

A good biscuits and gravy recipe traditionally uses sausage gravy made from breakfast sausage or ground pork sausage. You can use spicy sausage or sweet sausage, depending on your own preference. If you go for breakfast sausage, the flavor can range from spicy to more maple. Any of these would work in a sausage gravy.

HOW TO MAKE BISCUITS AND GRAVY WITHOUT MILK

Milk is going to give your homemade sausage gravy a rich, white color and creamy texture. If you can’t do dairy, you can use unsweetened plain almond milk, but the gravy will be a little bit thinner and more clear than the dairy version.

If you don’t care as much about the color of your sausage gravy, try using some vegetable or chicken broth in place of the milk, and simmer the gravy until it thickens.

HOW TO REHEAT BISCUITS AND GRAVY

If your biscuits are separate from the sausage gravy, wrap the biscuits in tinfoil and place in the oven at 300 degrees for 5-8 minutes, or until they are warmed through. While the biscuits are warming, put the sausage gravy in a skillet over medium heat. Stir, adding a few tablespoons of warm water as needed, until the gravy is warmed through. Pour on top of biscuits and serve.

Another method is to heat the sausage gravy in a skillet over medium heat. Cut the biscuits in half and layer on top of the sausage gravy, then cover the pan for 3-4 minutes, or until everything is cooked through.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH BISCUITS AND GRAVY

• Eggs Benedict
• Fried Green Tomatoes
• Corn Pudding
• Diced Hash Browns

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HOW TO MAKE BISCUITS AND GRAVY WITH BACON

You can replace the pork sausage in this recipe for bacon. Just cut the bacon into pieces, fry in a skillet until cooked through, then follow the recipe just as you would for the sausage. If the bacon adds too much grease, pour some of it off before adding the 1/3 cup all purpose flour. It should be fairly close to the sausage, though.

TIPS FOR MAKING BISCUITS AND GRAVY

• Save the grease from your sausage for the gravy recipe. This adds a TON of flavor and a really authentic southern feel. If you don’t have enough to make a sauce, add a tablespoon of butter or shortening and cook until melted before adding the flour.
• After you add the flour to the grease, whisk continuously until the flour has a chance to cook. The mixture will smell slightly nutty, and the flour will start to brown. Then you can start adding liquid and simmer to thicken your sauce.
• Stick with whole milk or cream for this recipe. Gravy is all about fat as flavor, if you use skim milk the dish just won’t be the same.
• Don’t skip the pepper. In fact, add more pepper to taste, then add a sprinkle of pepper on top, too. Black pepper is one of the signature flavors in this dish.
• You can make gravy without pork sausage or bacon, instead use lean beef or ground turkey to lighten it up. It will need butter to make the roux, though.

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Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and Gravy made with breakfast sausage, milk, and seasoning, served over flakey buttermilk biscuits is a quick and easy breakfast ready in only 20 minutes!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword biscuits and gravy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 346 kcal

Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

For Sausage Gravy

• 1 pound breakfast sausage
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
• 8 buttermilk biscuits

For Biscuits

• 2 1/8 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter cubed (even better if frozen)
• 3/4 cup cold buttermilk plus a bit more for brushing

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Instructions

For Sausage Gravy

1. Brown the sausage in a large skillet on medium high heat, crumbling into small chunks while cooking.
2. Add in the flour and whisk until the fat is all soaked up and keep whisking while pouring in milk slowly.

3. Add salt and pepper and let thicken while whisking for 5-6 minutes.

For Biscuits

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Add the dry ingredients to a food processor and pulse several times until well combined.

3. Add in the butter and buttermilk to the food processor and pulse until combined.

4. Put the mixture onto a floured surface and form into a ball. Roll it out 1/2 inch thick.

5. Fold dough over on one side, then the other, creating three layers. Pat it down, then fold it over three ways again. Repeat folding and patting once more. Gently roll out.

6. Using a 3 inch biscuit cutter cut out 10 biscuits.

7. Place the biscuits on your baking sheet, brush with remaining buttermilk and bake for 15-17 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.

Nutrition Facts

Biscuits and Gravy

Amount Per Serving

Calories 346 Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 50mg17%

Sodium 799mg35%

Potassium 327mg9%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 13g26%

Vitamin A 190IU4%

Vitamin C 0.4mg0%

Calcium 122mg12%

Iron 1.8mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.