Sunday, June 13, 2010

Biscuits and Gravy


For about a week I have had a hankerin' for biscuits and gravy. I broke down this morning and made some. Today's efforts just might have been my best ever. Yum.


Biscuits

What you need:

1 Tube of Pilsbury's Buttermilk Grands
or
8 Pilsbury's Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits
(I really need to learn to make acceptable home-made biscuits!)

What you do:

Bake according to package instructions. Yum!

Gravy
What you need:
1/2 pound breakfast sausage
3 tablespoons flour
1 quart of milk
salt and pepper to taste
What you do:
1. Brown sausage in skillet. Depending on fat content of sausage, you may need to add a few tablespoons of butter or bacon grease before adding the flour. Sprinkle flour over sausage stirring constantly until flour and fat are smooth.
2. Slowly begin adding milk and whisking till smooth, thick, and bubbly. Continue adding milk and stirring. I find the more patient I am with gravy, the better it comes out. Letting the gravy cook for a bit also reduces the chances of getting that "uncooked" floury taste.
3. Once you have the constency you desire, salt and pepper to taste. Serve up hot, over biscuits and whatever else your heart desires (hashbrowns, yum!).

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