Wake up to homemade Biscuits and Gravy with fluffy buttermilk biscuits smothered in rich, creamy sausage gravy.
Making biscuits at home is so easy, so please don’t use the canned store bought biscuits. It only takes a few ingredients and I’m sure you already have everything you need. You don’t need a fancy biscuit ring, just use a Mason jar ring or hand cut into rectangles. If you don’t have a rolling pin, use a tall drinking glass.
Ingredients in Biscuits and Gravy
- Flour – All purpose flour.
- Butter – Real butter
- Buttermilk – If you don’t have buttermilk, add 1 Tbsp. white or apple cider vinegar to milk.
- Sour Cream – This make a moist biscuit.
- Baking Powder – For the rise.
- Salt – Table salt.
- Sugar – Just a tidge of sugar.
- Sausage – Ground pork sausage.
- Bacon Grease – This is the secret flavor enhancer.
- Milk – Whole milk is best for a creamy gravy.
- Pepper – Cracked black pepper.
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Biscuits and Gravy
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 420 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment,
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and sour cream. Grate in cold butter. Combine with hands until crumbly. Add buttermilk and stir until dough forms.
- Place dough on lightly floured counter, shaping into a rectangle. Roll out to 1/2" thick and fold in half, repeat 3-4 times, ending in about 1" thick rectangle that is about 6"x8". Cut out 6 biscuits using a biscuit ring or Mason jar ring or drinking glass edge. Place on baking sheet, brush tops with a little milk.
- Bake at 420 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Heat a large pan over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, breaking up as it cooks. Add bacon grease, butter and flour, stirring to fully combine and cook flour. Add 4 cups milk, salt and pepper. Simmer until thickened. Serve over biscuits.
