BISCUITS WITH HERB BREAKFAST SAUSAGE GRAVY

Biscuits with Herb Breakfast Sausage Gravy image

I have my favorite Southern biscuits and gravy, but scaled it down and changed the seasonings for a decidedly Italian twist.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Time 30m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

½ cup skim milk, or as needed
1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
⅓ teaspoon sea salt
1 pinch dried oregano
1 pinch dried basil
1 pinch ground thyme
¼ cup cold unsalted butter
4 ounces turkey breakfast sausage
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning (such as Trader Joe's® 21 Seasoning Salute)
1 ½ cups skim milk
½ cup chicken broth

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
Pour milk into a measuring cup and add vinegar; set aside until milk curdles, 5 to 10 minutes.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, oregano, basil, and thyme in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and stir gently with a wooden spoon while pouring in 1/4 cup curdled milk at a time. Stop adding milk when it resembles a slightly tacky but moldable dough, stirring until just combined. You may not need all of the milk.
Turn mixture onto a lightly floured surface, dust the top with a bit of flour, and then very gently turn the dough over on itself 5 to 6 times. Form dough into a 1-inch thick disc, handling as little as possible.
Using a 1-inch thick dough cutter, push straight down through the dough, then slightly twist. Repeat and place biscuits on a baking sheet in 2 rows, making sure they just touch; this will help them rise uniformly. Gently reform the dough and cut out 1 or 2 more biscuits.
Bake in the preheated oven until fluffy and slightly golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
While biscuits are baking, cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until browned, using a wooden spoon to break it up as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
Stir butter in a saucepan until melted. Mix in flour, salt, and seasoning. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Whisk in milk and continue cooking and stirring until gravy has thickened. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. If mixture is too thick, add in enough chicken broth until gravy has desired consistency. Serve gravy immediately over split biscuits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Carbohydrate 27.2 g, Cholesterol 51.4 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 11.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.7 g, Sodium 755.3 mg, Sugar 5.1 g