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Cozy Biscuits and Gravy Recipe with Creamy Sausage Sauce Easy and Perfect

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A nostalgic comfort food recipe featuring flaky biscuits paired with a rich, creamy sausage gravy. Perfect for cozy weekends, brunches, or family gatherings.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed (85g)
  • ¾ cup cold buttermilk (180ml) (or milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage (450g)
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour (30g)
  • 3 cups whole milk (720ml)
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  • Optional: pinch of crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in cold butter using a pastry cutter or knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized bits of butter.
  3. Pour in cold buttermilk and stir gently with a fork until dough just starts to come together. Do not overmix.
  4. Turn dough onto a floured surface and pat into a ¾ inch (2cm) thick rectangle. Fold over on itself a couple of times to create layers, then pat out again to ¾ inch thick.
  5. Use a 2.5-inch (6cm) round cutter dipped in flour to cut biscuits. Press straight down without twisting. Gather scraps and cut more biscuits.
  6. Place biscuits close but not touching on the baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
  7. While biscuits bake, brown sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, breaking it up with a spoon.
  8. Sprinkle flour over cooked sausage and stir constantly for 1-2 minutes to cook the flour.
  9. Gradually whisk in milk, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Simmer for 5-7 minutes until gravy thickens.
  10. Season gravy with salt, black pepper, and optional crushed red pepper flakes. Adjust seasoning to taste.
  11. Split warm biscuits and ladle creamy sausage gravy on top. Serve immediately.

Notes

Keep butter cold to create flaky biscuits. Do not overmix biscuit dough to avoid toughness. Cook flour in sausage gravy long enough to avoid raw taste but do not brown it too much. Stir gravy constantly when adding milk to prevent lumps. Start gravy as biscuits bake to finish simultaneously. Biscuits and gravy freeze well separately.

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Keywords: biscuits and gravy, sausage gravy, breakfast recipe, comfort food, creamy sausage sauce, flaky biscuits, easy brunch

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