Alabama Cat Head Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Name: Alabama Cat Head Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters ounces all-purpose flour (about; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters 1% low-fat buttermilk; 532 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk, divided; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 113 grams reduced-fat pork breakfast sausage; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter; 59 milliliters vegetable shortening

Alabam From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

Weigh or lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour and next 3 ingredients (through salt) in a bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Add buttermilk; stir just until moist.

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Buttermilk

Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface; knead lightly 5 times.

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Dough

Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness; cut with a 3 1/4-inch biscuit cutter.

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Biscuits

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Roll

Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Bake at 450 for 10 minutes or until golden.

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Oven

Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until browned; stir to crumble.

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Sausage

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Frying Pan

Remove from pan, and drain on paper towels.

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Add butter to drippings; cook until butter melts.

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Butter

Add onion; cook 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in sausage, 2 cups milk, sage, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper.

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Sausage

Pepper

Onion

Milk

Sage

Salt

Combine 2 1/2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 cup milk, stirring with a whisk until well blended to form a slurry. Stir slurry into sausage mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until gravy is thick and bubbly.

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Sausage

All Purpose Flour

Gravy

Milk

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Whisk

Cut biscuits in half. Spoon gravy evenly over biscuit halves.

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Biscuits

Gravy

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Servings:

3teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoons

baking soda 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 473milliliters

ounces all-purpose flour (about 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

minced fresh sage 0teaspoons

kosher salt 1teaspoons

kosher salt 237milliliters

1% low-fat buttermilk 532milliliters

2% reduced-fat milk, divided 237milliliters

chopped onion 113grams

reduced-fat pork breakfast sausage 1teaspoon

unsalted butter 59milliliters

vegetable shortening

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.