Simple Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Intro

Sausage gravy is a very simple and delicious meal the whole family would love. Most people have some sort of fond memory of a Sunday morning started with warm biscuits smothered in gravy. Whether its home made, out of a can or from McDonalds sausage gravy is the same thing (plus or minus a few ingredients). This is a simple recipe that is based in a rue and once mastered, the concepts can be used in many other recipes.

Ingredients and Materials

Gravy:

2 cups whole milk (2% can be substituted but will reduce more)
2 tbsp of all purpose flour
1 lb pork sausage
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
Salt
Black Pepper

Biscuits:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
5 tbsp cold butter
1 cup whole milk

Materials:

Whisk
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Large saucepan with lid
Large baking sheet
Tablespoon

Biscuits +Picture+

Step 1:

preheat oven to 425F
Sift baking powder, salt, sugar, and flour together in mixing bowl
Cut in the butter until it blends into crumbs (use a fork or mixer to do this)
Add milk and mix until a ball of sticky dough forms (don't over mix!!)

Step 2

Grease the baking sheet with butter or olive oil
Use the tablespoon to portion out 12 evenly sized lumps of dough
* Brush the tops with melted butter
Bake for 12 minutes or until biscuits are a golden brown

Step 3:

Immediately after removing from the oven, rub the top of each biscuit with a stick of butter
Add a light sprinkling of salt to each (to taste)

Gravy

Step 1:

Brown the ground beef over medium-high heat
Add butter to pan and melt
Gradually mix in the flour, making sure it absorbs the greases and oil evenly
Allow the flour to brown, 1-2 minutes

Step 2:

Add the milk while stirring with the whisk
Reduce the heat to medium
Add black pepper and salt
Allow to simmer until the gravy sticks to your spoon but still runs off in rapid drips + Picture

Step 3: