Biscuits & Gravy

Biscuits & Gravy

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Biscuits and gravy is a hearty southern breakfast treat, although not the healthiest of dishes. But every once in awhile I indulge and then walk an extra mile!

Guido had this dish at a truck stop and they used canned gravy...yuck.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 pound bulk pork sausage

3 Tbsp all purpose_flour

2-3 cups whole milk

Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper , or to taste

Hot biscuits, home made or ready to bake

METHODS

1. In a heavy skillet cook sausage, breaking up into small pieces as it browns. When sausage is cooked, add about 3 Tbsps flour. Cook, stirring constantly about 8 minutes, until flour has browned. Add cold milk, stirring briskly. bring to a boil and cook until thickened to your preference. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

2. Serve over hot,split biscuits.

Note: Leftover gravy can be re heated in a saucepan with a little milk.

Source: Yummyfood

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes Recipe

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves: 3-4

INGREDIENTS

Dry ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tbsp sugar

Other ingredients:

2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp warm melted butter
1 cup blueberries
Butter or vegetable oil

METHOD

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the milk, and buttermilk. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine, using a wooden spoon. Mix only until the batter just comes together. Stir in the melted butter. Do not over-mix! The mixture should be a little lumpy. Lumpy is good. Lumpy batter means fluffy pancakes. Fold in the blueberries (or wait to add them once the batter has already been poured on the griddle - this will keep them from bleeding).

2. Heat a flat cast iron surface—griddle or large pan—to medium heat. Oil the pan with either a little butter or vegetable oil. Ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle to the desired size (a quarter-cup measure works well for this), anywhere from 4 to 6 inches wide. When air bubbles start to bubble up to the surface at the center of the pancakes (about 2-3 minutes), use a flat metal spatula to flip them over. After a minute, peak under one for doneness. When golden or darker golden brown, they are done. Note that cooking the second side takes only about half as long as the first side. And the second side doesn't brown as evenly as the first side. Continue to make the batches of pancakes, putting a little oil or butter on the pan before each batch so the pancakes don't stick.

Serve immediately. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

Source: Simplyrecipes

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Cinnamon Toast Recipe

Feel free to play with the ratio of cinnamon to sugar to get it to how you like it. Some people like 1:3 cinnamon to sugar, some 1:12, and some in between.

INGREDIENTS

2 slices of sliced bread

2 pads of butter, softened or room temp

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 Tbsp white granulated sugar

METHOD

In a small bowl or jar, stir together the cinnamon and sugar so they are well mixed. Toast your bread. Slather the toast with butter. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the buttered toast.

Source: Simplyrecipes