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How to Make Biscuits and Gravy {Homemade}
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Buttermilk Biscuits:
  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour (plus extra for flouring your surface)
  • 2 tsp sugar (optional)
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 4 Tbsp vegetable shortening (see Baking Tips below)
  • 4 Tbsp butter, cut into cubes, chilled
  • 1 cup chilled buttermilk, plus 1 to 2 Tbsp more, if needed
  • 1 Tbsp melted butter (optional, to brush on top of biscuits after baking)
  • subheading: For the Sausage Gravy:
  • 1 lb sage-flavored pork sausage
  • ¼ cup finely chopped white or yellow onion
  • 6 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • ½ tsp poultry seasoning
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 to 2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 to 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or other hot sauce
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp butter or bacon grease (if needed)
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