These Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy are a staple in every Southern household. We may not eat this everyday but most of us grew up eating biscuits and gravy! The cream or white gravy alone is a must for Southern Fried Chicken or Southern Chicken Fried Steak!
I used a hot breakfast sausage because we like a little heat. Use your favorite breakfast sausage in the recipe. I always use whole milk when making gravy. 2% would likely work, but I kind of think the whole milk works a little better.
Here’s the link for the southern Fried Chicken: https://the2spoons.com/?s=Southern+fried+chicken+#wprm-recipe-container-6743. You’ll love this fried chicken recipe! A must try!
The Best Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
The biscuits I made were are on the blog and they are delicious! Here’s the link for them: https://the2spoons.com/my-easy-homemade-buttermilk-biscuits/.
These biscuits are delicious and so tender. Be sure and complete the fold process and use a cutter that you can cut the biscuits without twisting. This is the cutter I use: https://amzn.to/2vdk0sf.
See all the layers in the biscuits? That’s because of the folding.
The Best Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Here’s the recipe for the biscuits and gravy! Make them this weekend while everyone is home!! You’ll love them.
Buttermilk Biscuits With Sausage Gravy
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Bacon drippings or vegetable oil You can use vegetable oil or butter
- 1/4 Lb Breakfast sausage
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 green onions, diced (optional)
- 2-3 cups whole milk
- salt and pepper to tasste
- cayenne pepper (optional) optional
For the Biscuits
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (spoon and leveled)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, cold and grated or shortening
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold buttermilk
- 2 tsp honey (optional)
- melted butter for brushing when out of the oven
Instructions
- Add the oil to a skillet, then add your sausage, breaking up with a spoon or spatula. Cook until sausage as lightly browned. Add the diced green onions and cook another minute or two.
- Add the flour and cook about 2 minutes. Then add the milk and whisk to prevent lumping. Cook until thickened adding more milk if needed. Season with salt and black pepper. Cayenne pepper optional.
For the Biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Add the flour, salt, and baking powder to a large bowl. Grate the cold butter into the dry ingredients and with a pastry cutter, two forks or my favorite, your hands, cut the butter into the flour until coarse crumbs form. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the buttermilk and the honey. Stir just to combine. Do not overwork.Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently mold it into a rough looking rectangle using your hands. Fold one side into the center, then the other side. Turn the dough so it’s long horizontally. Gently flatten. Repeat the folding again. Turn the dough so it’s long horizontally once more. Gently flatten. Repeat the folding one more time.Gently roll the dough out with a rolling pin until it’s 1 inch thick. Cut into 3-inch circles. Re-roll any scraps until you have 9-12 biscuits. Arrange in a 10-inch cast iron skillet or close together on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. (Make sure they’re touching.)Brush the tops with a little buttermilk. Bake for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown on top.Brush the tops with butter. Enjoy warm! Place the leftover biscuits in a zip lock back or air tight container and store in the refrigerator for 4 or 5 days.
