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Extreme Cheddar Biscuits and Gravy

If you are a lover of biscuits and gravy, you’ll adore these Extreme Cheddar Biscuits and Gravy! Double the meat and triple the flavor!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 705kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 lb pork sausage

BISCUITS

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 Tbs baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 Tbs butter very cold
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

GRAVY

  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 450°F.
  • Combine the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Slice your butter into Tbs sized slices and add it to your flour mix and pulse a few times.
  • Add the buttermilk and cheese and mix until it just comes together, mix will be on the wetter side.
  • Flour a flat surface and tur out your dough onto it.
  • Gently pat or roll the dough out until it's about 1/2" thick.
  • Fold the dough in half about 5-6 times, patting out between each fold and folding the opposite direction each time.
  • Using a biscuit cutter, cut into rounds.
  • You can pat remaining dough out to create more biscuits if desired.
  • Place the biscuits on a cookie sheet and ake for about 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

SAUSAGE PATTIES AND GRAVY

  • Using about 1 lb of your sausage, shape into patties and fry in pan over medium high head until browned on either side, remove from pan to paper towel lined plate to drain.
  • Meanwhile, in same pan crumble your other pound of sausage and cook.
  • Add half your flour and cook for a minute or two until sausage soaks it up.
  • Add remaining flour and continue to cook for another minute.
  • Slowly whisk in your milk and continue to stir until it thickens.
  • Add in desired amount of salt and pepper for your taste.
  • To assemble cut or tear each biscuit in half and place sausage patty on bottom half, cover with gravy and top with other half of biscuit.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 705kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 1301mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 740IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 357mg | Iron: 3.2mg