Biscuits with Herb Breakfast Sausage Gravy

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 294 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Pour milk into a measuring cup and add vinegar; set aside until milk curdles, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until fluffy and slightly golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 8

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.

Step 9

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.