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Biscuits and Gravy

Name: Biscuits and Gravy
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern American
Ingredients: 6 cups All-purpose flour; 8 tsp Baking powder; 16 tbsp Cold unsalted butter, cubed; 2 2/3 cups Buttermilk; 480 g Breakfast sausage; 8 tbsp All-purpose flour (for gravy); 7 cups Whole milk; to taste Kosher salt & black pepper

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6 cups All-purpose flour
8 tsp Baking powder
16 tbsp Cold unsalted butter, cubed
2 2/3 cups Buttermilk
480 g Breakfast sausage
8 tbsp All-purpose flour (for gravy)
7 cups Whole milk
to taste Kosher salt & black pepper

Instructions

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Step 1: Heat oven to 450°F (232°C). Whisk flour and baking powder. Cut in cold butter to pea-sized bits. Stir in buttermilk just until shaggy.
Step 2: Pat dough 2 cm thick, fold in thirds, pat again, and cut rounds. Bake on a hot sheet 12–15 minutes until tall and golden.
Step 3: For gravy, brown sausage in a skillet, breaking it up. Sprinkle flour over fat; cook 1–2 minutes.
Step 4: Gradually whisk in milk; simmer 3–5 minutes until thick. Season generously with black pepper and salt.
Step 5: Split biscuits and ladle sausage gravy over top.

Estimated nutrition

9855.2kcal

245.3protein

282.4fat

1546.6carbs

Nutrition confidence92%

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High protein Contains DairyContains Gluten/wheat

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