Description
Hearty Southern “drop biscuits and sausage gravy” deliver pure comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen. Creamy, pepper-flecked gravy cascades over golden, rustic biscuits, promising a soul-warming breakfast you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb breakfast sausage (pork or turkey)
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder (optional)
- ½ tsp onion powder (optional)
- ½ tsp black pepper (or to taste)
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for a little heat)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- Prepare Oven: Calibrate oven to 425F (220C) and arrange parchment paper on baking sheet.
- Create Biscuit Base: Integrate flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in large mixing bowl. Incorporate cold butter cubes, working them into mixture until texture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Form Dough: Stream milk into dry ingredients, stirring until minimally combined. Texture should appear slightly tacky and loose.
- Shape and Bake Biscuits: Utilize large spoon or ice cream scoop to deposit dough mounds onto prepared baking sheet. Transfer to preheated oven and roast for 10-12 minutes, monitoring until surfaces achieve golden-bronze coloration.
- Rest Biscuits: Remove baking sheet from oven, allowing biscuits to cool momentarily while transitioning to gravy preparation.
- Craft Sausage Gravy: Brown sausage in heavy skillet, breaking meat into small fragments. Sprinkle flour over rendered meat, stirring continuously. Gradually introduce milk, whisking to prevent lumping. Simmer until gravy thickens, seasoning with black pepper and salt.
- Serve: Ladle warm gravy generously over freshly baked biscuits, ensuring complete coverage and maximum flavor integration.
Notes
- Use cold butter and work quickly to ensure flaky, tender biscuits that rise beautifully and maintain a light, airy texture.
- Stir the milk into the flour mixture just until combined to prevent tough, dense biscuits that lack the signature soft crumb.
- Adjust the milk in the gravy to create a thicker or thinner sauce based on personal preference, using low heat to prevent scorching.
- Substitute gluten-free flour for standard flour, use plant-based milk, and choose turkey or vegetarian sausage to accommodate different dietary needs without compromising flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Lunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg