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I didn’t grow up with biscuits and gravy. My house was more of a cereal or scrambled eggs home. But when I started dating my husband, his dad would spoil me with his homemade biscuits with sausage gravy. He still spoils me to this day, but the Army has us living quite a few miles away, so I had to learn to make this on my own.
I’ve made homemade biscuits a few times. They’re usually nice and fluffy, but never flaky. I came across a biscuit recipe from Lark’s Country Heart and she uncovered the secret to a flaky biscuit ~ shortening.
The dough was quite easy and made nine biscuits just crying for sausage gravy.
The gravy is really basic ~ sausage, flour and milk. You simply brown the sausage, add flour, which will thicken the gravy and add the milk.
My favorite way to top biscuits and gravy is with an over easy fried egg. What a great breakfast on a chilly morning.
- 1 pound sausage
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ tsp. Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning
Brown the sausage over medium heat.
Add the flour and stir for about one minute, so it creates a slight roux with the sausage grease.
Add the milk and continue to stir, until it thickens.
Spoon over an open biscuit. Sprinkle with more Tony’s or fresh ground black pepper.
1 comment
Amy @ Two True Foodies says:
January 16, 2012 at 12:39 (UTC -7)
Yum! This looks and sounds so good. I’ve actually been thinking about making this – haven’t before. After seeing your post, I think I’ll try it. How bad can it be right. Love your blog!