Description
Tall, flaky buttermilk biscuits smothered in creamy, peppery sausage gravy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 0.75 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 0.75 cup cold buttermilk
- 1 lb breakfast sausage (mild or spicy)
- 0.25 cup all-purpose flour (for gravy)
- 3 cups whole milk
- 0.5 tsp salt (for gravy)
- 1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
- Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in cold buttermilk and stir just until a dough forms.
- Turn dough onto floured surface, gently pat, fold, and cut biscuits. Place on sheet and bake 12–15 minutes.
- While biscuits bake, brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat.
- Sprinkle flour over sausage, stir to coat, then whisk in milk slowly.
- Cook until thickened, about 5–7 minutes. Season with salt and plenty of pepper.
- Split biscuits and spoon hot sausage gravy over each. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Serve biscuits warm for best results.
- Adjust sausage spiciness to your preference.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking and Cooking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit with gravy
- Calories: 415
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
Keywords: Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage, Southern Breakfast, Biscuits and Gravy