Buttermilk Biscuits with Country Sausage Gravy

Name: Buttermilk Biscuits with Country Sausage Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 8 servings Biscuits; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 340 grams bulk pork sausage; 59 milliliters cold butter, plus 2 tbsp. melted; 3 Tbsps butter; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 0 teaspoons cayenne; 237 milliliters About all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme leaves, plus more for sprinkling; 1 teaspoons powdered garlic; 8 servings Gravy; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoons About kosher salt; 1 teaspoons powdered onion; 473 milliliters self-rising flour; 2 Tbsps sugar; 177 milliliters half-and-half or whipping cream; 355 milliliters half-and-half or whipping cream; 355 milliliters whole milk

Buttermilk Biscuits with Coun

Instructions

Make biscuits: Preheat oven to 45

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Biscuits

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In a large bowl, whisk together self-rising flour, salt, and sugar.

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Self Rising Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Cut cold butter into small cubes and, using a pastry blender, cut butter into flour mixture until pieces are the size of peas. Stir in buttermilk and half-and-half just until incorporated.

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Buttermilk

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Peas

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Blender

Put all-purpose flour in a shallow bowl or pie dish. Using an ice cream scoop or measuring cup, scoop 1/8 of dough and drop it into flour, tossing lightly to coat and shaking off excess. Put dough in an 8-in. cake pan. Repeat with remaining dough (biscuits will touch in pan). Reserve 1/4 cup remaining all-purpose flour.

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Ice Cream

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Bake biscuits until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Let cool 10 minutes.

Brush with 2 tbsp. melted butter.

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Make gravy: Put sausage in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon.

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Sausage

Gravy

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Transfer sausage to a plate with a slotted spoon, reserving any drippings.

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Sausage

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Meanwhile, in another medium saucepan over medium-low heat, warm half-and-half, milk, powdered garlic and onion, pepper, thyme, cayenne, and 1/2 tsp. salt.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

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Thyme

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Add butter to sausage drippings and let melt.

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Sausage

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Add 1/4 cup reserved flour and whisk until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually add warm milk mixture, whisking, until simmering. Stir in sausage and season to taste with salt. (For thicker gravy, simmer longer; for thinner gravy, add more milk.)

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Sausage

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Gravy

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Halve biscuits and put on 8 plates. Top with gravy; sprinkle with thyme.

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Biscuits

Gravy

Thyme

*You can substitute 2 cups all-purpose flour mixed with 3 tsp. baking powder and 1 tsp. kosher salt.

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Servings:

8servings

Biscuits 1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 340grams

bulk pork sausage 59milliliters

cold butter, plus 2 tbsp. melted 3Tbsps

butter 177milliliters

buttermilk 0teaspoons

cayenne 237milliliters

About all-purpose flour 2teaspoons

minced fresh thyme leaves, plus more for sprinkling 1teaspoons

powdered garlic 8servings

Gravy 1teaspoons

kosher salt 1teaspoons

About kosher salt 1teaspoons

powdered onion 473milliliters

self-rising flour 2Tbsps

sugar 177milliliters

half-and-half or whipping cream 355milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well 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 Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.