SUPER SAUSAGE GRAVY AND CHEATER BISCUITS

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I had to name this recipe "Super" because it just is, and "Cheater", because no matter how hard I try, I just can't make a nice soft biscuit! So I use Mary B's frozen southern style biscuits, available where I live. A national chain just bought them up, and if they become available where you are, give them a try! They are like homemade! And although I can't make biscuits, I can make a good gravy to go on top of them. I usually only make enough gravy for 4 biscuits, because I only make for two....I also allow each person to have 2 slices of sausage! Adjust the recipe accordingly. If you have a hearty appetite, double it! I said 4 servings in my listing, but this only feeds one teenage boy!

Provided by breezermom

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 26m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

4 mary b's southern style frozen biscuits, baked as instructed
1 lb sausage, I prefer Bryan
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups whole milk
salt and pepper

Steps:

First, cut 4 sausage patties off your sausage roll. Cook until done. Remove and keep warm. (This is optional, if you don't want a sausage patty on the side, you can just cut off enough sausage from the roll to equal 4 sausage patties -- my son always ask for a sausage patty on the side LOL).
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and cook your biscuits.
Place the rest of the sausage in the skillet (do not use a non stick skillet, they don't make good gravy -- cast iron is preferred!) Break up the sausage so that it is in small pieces. Cook until there is no longer any pink color in the sausage. Remove any grease over 2 1/2 tbsp, but do not remove more than that!
Reduce the heat to low, and slowly stir in the flour. Stir until blended, and cook for about 1 minute.
Slowly stir in the milk, increasing the heat to medium high until boiling. You must constantly stir to keep from getting lumps in your gravy! Once it is boiling, reduce the heat, and continue to stir until your gravy reaches the desired consistency. For my house, this takes about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the amount of grease in the sausage. Be sure to check your biscuits to make sure they are not getting overdone -- remove them from the oven when they are at your desired brownness.
Once the gravy has reached your desired thickness, sprinkle in the salt and pepper according to your taste. I've never tested this, but my mama and grandmama told me that if you add the salt and pepper too early, your gravy will be "flat". I don't know what that means, but I'm not about to break their rule!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 663.6, Fat 46.4, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 79.8, Sodium 1434.5, Carbohydrate 38.3, Fiber 1, Sugar 7.5, Protein 22.1