Biscuits & gravy

Name: Biscuits & gravy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 115g cold butter; 240ml plain yogurt (not Greek); chopped parsley to serve; 450g sausagemeat (breakfast-style sausages, skins removed); 2 small onions diced; 55g unsalted butter; 30g plain flour; 950ml whole milk

Jennifer Joyce

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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A classic Southern US recipe that's delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Serve alongside eggs or fried chicken

Egg-free

Low sugar

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Ingredients

Nutrition

For the biscuits

250g plain flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
115g cold butter
240ml plain yogurt

(not Greek)
chopped parsley

to serve

For the gravy

450g sausagemeat

(breakfast-style sausages, skins removed)
2 small onions

diced
55g unsalted butter
30g plain flour
950ml whole milk

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal1172
fat75g
saturates40g
carbs88g
sugars26g
fibre7g
protein33g
salt5.93g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. To make the biscuits, sift the flour into a bowl and add the sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and 1 tsp salt. Using a box grater with large holes, grate the cold butter into the flour. Rub in quickly using your hands until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the yogurt and stir until the mixture forms a ball.
step 2

Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface, then pat out into a 1cm-thick square. Using a pastry cutter or straight-sided glass (about 4-5cm wide), stamp out rounds. Transfer to a heavy baking dish or 25cm cast-iron frying pan. Re-roll the scraps to make 16 biscuits in total.
step 3

Bake for 20 mins until golden. Rest in the dish or pan for 5 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
step 4

To make the gravy, heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and brown the sausagemeat. After a few minutes, add the onion and 1 tsp salt. If the sausagemeat doesn't release enough fat, add some of the butter. Fry for 10 mins until everything is soft and browned, then stir in the remaining butter until it melts. Turn down the heat to medium, add 1 tsp black pepper and the flour, and cook for 2 mins, stirring constantly. Slowly pour in the milk, stirring until a thick gravy forms. Taste and season, then serve with the biscuits, with chopped parsley sprinkled over.

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