Mamaw's Good Ol' Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
"Before moving to Florida, I had never even heard of "Biscuits & Sausage Gravy". This is a recipe of a dear friend's late grandmother, a true Southern lady. For some reason, the guys really go crazy for this dish. Add eggs, cooked your favorite way, and you have a real country-style breakfast. If you don't have time or feel like making the biscuits, Pillsbury's Grands Buttermilk Biscuits are very good."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
-
Biscuits
- 4 tablespoons shortening
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
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Sausage Gravy
- 1 lb seasoned bulk breakfast sausage (I like Jimmy Dean's)
- 1 -2 tablespoon sausage drippings
- 5 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1 -2 dash Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
directions
- DIRECTIONS FOR BISCUITS: Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut shortening into flour until small dough pieces form and all flour mixture is blended. Slowly stir in milk and blend thoroughly. Form into large ball. Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead a few turns (do NOT overknead). Form 8 to 10 individual biscuits in cup of hands; place in a greased 10-inch pie plate. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
- DIRECTIONS FOR SAUSAGE GRAVY: Brown broken-up sausage in a large skillet. Drain off excess grease, leaving 1 to 2 tablespoons. Sprinkle flour over sausage and stir until flour disappears. Slowly add milk, stirring constantly. Add a dash or 2 of Worcestershire sauce and ground pepper; simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve sausage gravy over biscuits.
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Reviews
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Great recipe! I used Jimmy Dean Sage sausage for this and it was perfect. I didn't use the biscuit recipe (no self-rising flour) but made my own buttermilk biscuits. We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast with scrambled eggs on the side. Will definitely make again. Thanks for sharing. Made for My 3 Chefs 2012.
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<p>I recently celebrated my 19th anniversary living in SW Florida. I moved here from Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As much as I miss family back home, I truly love living here - the beaches, the tropical beauty, the people, and the weather (except the hurricanes!). Everyday is just another day in Paradise. I work at the new international airport here in Fort Myers. I have an opportunity to meet many different and interesting people from around the world. I've had an interest in cooking since I was a little boy, following my grandmother around the kitchen. Since I wasn't blessed with any artistic or musical talent, I think cooking was my way of being creative. My passion is my family and friends. My second passion is cooking for them. My favorite way to entertain is informally...brunches, cookouts, and small dinner parties. Just relaxing, enjoying each other's company, some good food and drink, and a little fun are the only rules of the house.</p>
