In our house, we really don't have "breakfast" for dinner very often. We are definitely a "meat and potatoes" family, but the recipe I am sharing with you today is a great combination of both worlds. It is so easy and yummy, I promise your family will love it!
Buttermilk Biscuits
Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Servings: 12
Ingredients
3 cups Flour
4 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
3/4 cup cold, unsalted Butter (cut into small cubes, or grated even)
1 cup Buttermilk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
3. Combine dry mix with butter, mixing with your hands until mixture resembles course meal.
4. Add buttermilk and mix until just combined. You do not want to over mix!
5. Refrigerate dough for 5 minutes. This will help your biscuits have an awesome texture.
6. Drop about 1/4 dough onto a cookie sheet. If you want them to have crunchier sides, space them about two inches apart. For softer sides, space them about 1/2 inch apart.
7. Bake until tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Sausage Gravy
Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 lb Ground Pork Sausage (Mild or Spicy)
1/4 cup Flour
2 1/2 cups Milk
1 Tbsp Butter
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
1. In a large skillet, add butter and crumble sausage and cook over medium heat until cooked through. Do not drain the grease.
2. Evenly sprinkle 1/4 cup of flour all over sausage and mix together. It will get a little thick at this point, if your flour starts to burn, turn the heat down a little.
3. Slowly add milk to the pan, stirring constantly with a whisk to avoid clumps, until combined. Bring mixture to a boil, still stirring frequently. You don't want it to stick to the pan.
4. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer about 2 minutes. The gravy should be thick now, if it is too thick for your liking feel free to add a little more milk.
5. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot!
This is an incredibly easy meal to make, and it tastes so much better than pre-made, store bought biscuits and gravy. We like to have scrambled eggs on the side, but the biscuits and gravy could easily be filling enough. The leftover biscuits are great to toast up and have with jam for breakfast the next day. The gravy is also very yummy served over mashed potatoes!
Let me know what your family thinks! Do you have any other yummy Southern dishes that your family loves? I love sharing tasty recipes, and I like receiving them even more!
