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Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 -7 biscuits

Ingredients

  • For the Biscuits
  • 2 1/2 cups of flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt
  • 8 tablespoons of cold butter cup into cubes plus 2 tablespoons of melted butter for greasing pan
  • 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
  • For the Gravy
  • 2 slices of bacon diced
  • 16 oz of breakfast sausage
  • 1/2 cup of flour
  • 3 cups of whole milk
  • 1/2 cup of heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Use a pastry cutter, or two forks in a scissor like motion to cut in cold butter until butter is well blended.
  • Stir in buttermilk.
  • On a well floured surface, turn out biscuit dough and pat into a disc shape.
  • Use a 2 3/4 inch biscuit cutter, dipped in flour, or a straight sided glass to cut biscuits. Reform dough and continue cutting until all the dough is used. You should have about 7 biscuits.
  • Brush round cake pan with melted butter and place biscuits in pan.
  • Brush tops of biscuit dough with additional butter and bake for about 25 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown.
  • While biscuits are baking, prepare gravy.
  • In a large cast iron skillet or pan, cook bacon. Once bacon fat has rendered, add sausage breaking up with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
  • When sausage is browned and cooked through, sprinkle in flour.
  • Stir flour in 1-2 minutes.
  • Slowly add milk to the pan, followed by heavy cream.
  • Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally so that the bottom doesn't scorched.
  • Simmer until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in apple cider vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve gravy over biscuits.