Southern Style Biscuit and Gravy Recipe

Southern Style Biscuit and Gravy Recipe

from carlsbadcravings.com
70 min
8 servings

This Homemade Biscuits and Gravy is a celebratory breakfast tradition in our family and guaranteed to become one of your favorite breakfast recipes of all time.  The recipe is made with from-scratch (but easy!) mega fluffy, buttery biscuits that bake up a mile-high with hundreds of flaky layers, doused in creamy, indulgent, seasoned- to-perfection sausage gravy. This Sausage Gravy and Biscuits is one of the easiest recipes you can make, but, if you’re short on time, feel free to swap in store-bought biscuits.  So, if you’re looking for a hearty breakfast that will have everyone jumping out of bed, look no further than this Biscuits and Gravy recipe!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (plus more for dusting surface)
  • 2 Tablespoons baking powder ((yes, Tablespoons))
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 Tablespoons cold UNSALTED butter cut into small pieces*
  • 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons cold buttermilk, (divided (See DIY in Notes))
  • 1 pound mild ground pork sausage
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 3 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 1 /2 teaspoons beef bouillon
  • 1 tsp EACH garlic powder, dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp EACH onion powder, salt
  • 1/4 tsp EACH dried thyme, rubbed sage, paprika, pepper
  • pinch red pepper flakes, plus more to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside. Prepare biscuits according to package directions or proceed to make from scratch:

  2. 2

    While the biscuits bake, prepare the gravy.