Biscuits and gravy
Biscuits and gravy
Flaky buttermilk biscuits under a sausage gravy — Appalachian and Southern breakfast, not a cookie.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Biscuits and gravy.
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- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
American biscuits are a quick bread: cold fat in flour, buttermilk, a hot oven. The gravy is milk thickened with the sausage drippings. If you make scones and pour stew on them you made a different breakfast.
Ingredients
- Wheat flour300 g
- Butter, cold80 g
- Milk, 150ml buttermilk for biscuits, rest for gravy550 ml
- Pork, breakfast sausage250 g
- Black pepper4.9 ml
- Salt4.9 ml
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Rub butter into 250g flour and salt, add buttermilk, pat 2cm thick, cut. Bake at 220°C 12–15 minutes.
20 minStep 2
Fry sausage, stir in 50g flour, then the remaining milk. Pepper. Simmer thick. Split biscuits, drown.
12 min
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Substitutions
Sausage → Mushrooms and more pepper
A vegetarian gravy. Different breakfast.
Tips
- Do not twist the cutter or they will not rise.
- A pinch of cayenne in the gravy is a house extra.
History & culture
Diner breakfast and a home Saturday. The word biscuit means something else in Britain. We are not confused.
Soft wheat, lard or butter, and a gravy that stretches meat. Working breakfast.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Photograph supplied by the editorial kitchen. (Editorial supply).
Questions about this recipe
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How long does Biscuits and gravy take?
40 min all in — 20 min prep, 20 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 plates. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Medium.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Wheat, Milk. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Nut-free.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Mixing bowl, Oven, Frying pan.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1 tsp.
What can I use instead?
Sausage → Mushrooms and more pepper. A vegetarian gravy. Different breakfast.
Any tips from this recipe?
Do not twist the cutter or they will not rise. A pinch of cayenne in the gravy is a house extra.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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