Hey friends, it's Rosie and in this video, I'm going to show you how I make
homemade biscuits and gravy. If you would like the exact measurements for this
recipe, visit my blog I Heart Recipes.com. Okay friends, so we're going to
start off with the biscuits. And in this big bowl, I poured in some self-rising
flour. I just now added a combination of cream of tartar and baking powder, and
now I'm going to add in some salt. Next, I'm going to add in a couple tablespoons
of granulated sugar, and now I'm going to mix everything until it's well combined.
Next I'm going to add in some butter flavored shortening, and I'm now going to
start pouring in some buttermilk. Now someone's gonna ask me if they can use
regular milk. I don't recommend it, but if you want to try it, go ahead. So in my
hand, I have my pastry cutter and that's what I'm going to use to combine
everything to form my biscuit dough. If you do not have a pastry cutter, you can
use a regular fork to combine everything. However the easiest way is if you have a
food processor, just add everything in that food processor and just pulse it
until everything is mixed. So now I'm going to place the dough on a flat
surface, and I'm going to just fold it over a couple times and that's going to
make some layers. You want layers in your biscuits. And then we're just going to
form it into a disc, just like that. And I'm going to cut it, but not with the
cookie cutter. I'm going to use a pizza cutter, and I'm going to cut it into
eight sections and that should make eight medium-sized biscuits. You can make
them bigger or smaller. So now I'm going to take a cookie sheet and I'm going to
spray it with some baking spray. And now we're going to grab our biscuits and
place them on top of that cookie sheet. And I want to place them close together
so that they don't burn on the edges. So remember that if you put them close
together they won't burn or they're not supposed to burn. So now I'm going to
place an indent in the middle of the biscuits, and that's going to prevent - or
actually help our biscuits rise nice and tall while they bake. And now we're going
to bake them in the oven on 350 Fahrenheit for about 10 to 15 minutes.
And once they are done, this is what they look like! And now we're going to make
our sausage gravy. In this pan here, I have some sausage. I'm using pork sausage,
and the heat is on medium. We're going to break it on up, and then you want to make
sure that you remove all but about two tablespoons of the oil at the bottom - or
the fat at the bottom of the pan. By the way, I highly suggest not using maple
breakfast sausage, otherwise your gravy will be sweet. I added in a couple
tablespoons - or actually 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour. You want to make sure
you coat the ground sausage. And now we're going to pour in some
half-and-half. Now I'm using half-and-half because I like the fact
that it's nice and creamy in the long run. However, you can use regular milk if
you choose. For this gravy, I'm going to sprinkle in a little bit of salt and
pepper. And I'm going to mix everything to make sure everything is nice and
incorporated, and I'm going to continue to cook my gravy until it is nice and
thickens. So this is what I am going for right there. And once it looks like that,
I'm going to remove my pan from the burner and I'm going to pour my sausage
gravy all over the biscuits. And believe it or not, that is it! It's really easy to
make and if you are planning an upcoming brunch or breakfast event, I highly
suggest adding this to your menu because your guests will love it! As you can see,
it was really easy to make. Simply delicious. Definitely give it a try. Thank
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