🥞 Biscuits and Gravy
Biscuits and gravy is a classic Southern comfort breakfast from the United States. It features soft, flaky buttermilk biscuits topped with rich, creamy sausage gravy.
It’s especially popular across the Southern states, including Tennessee and Kentucky.
📝 Classic Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe
🥖 Buttermilk Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp cold butter (cubed)
- 1 cup cold buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Stir in buttermilk just until combined.
- Roll out dough (about 1 inch thick), cut biscuits.
- Bake 12–15 minutes until golden.
🥣 Sausage Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2½ cups whole milk
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown sausage in a skillet (do not drain all the fat).
- Sprinkle flour over sausage; stir and cook 1–2 minutes.
- Slowly whisk in milk.
- Simmer until thickened (5–10 minutes).
- Season generously with black pepper.
🍽️ To Serve
Split warm biscuits and spoon gravy over the top.
Optional additions:
- A pinch of cayenne for heat
- Crumbled bacon
- Fried egg on top
If you’d like, I can also share a Southern-style peppered gravy version, a vegetarian mushroom gravy alternative, or a shortcut recipe using canned biscuits.
