Here is a recipe for biscuits that only require 2 ingredients and is topped with chocolate gravy from my friend Vickie!
I got married to my husband at a very young age and without the knowledge of how to cook. Oh, I knew the basics –how to scramble some eggs, make a pancake, etc. but not how to make any great dinners. I was, and still am, very clumsy and Mother would give me the privilege of cleaning up the kitchen instead of making dinner. Worked great till I married! It was then I asked Mother how she made something and she would say a pinch of this and scoop of that. Not something a young bride needed to hear, I needed exact measurements!
So I started buying cookbooks from stores and garage sales. When I ate something I really liked I requested the recipe from the cook. A few times I was told it was a secret family recipe, but more often they were so pleased I asked them, they went and wrote it down right then for me. So over the years my file of recipes has grown to include some very tasty dinners.
Still, I longed to make my Mother-in-law’s homemade biscuits and I had that longing over 30 years! We would go on vacation and I would watch her mix, take a small handful of dough and roll it around in her hands, then put the dough in a pan, and give each biscuit a little pat. Beautifully shaped biscuits went into the oven and out came the most delightful moist biscuits. Every time we came back home I would give it another try for a week or more, then go back to cracking open that can of biscuits.
One day a friend gave me a biscuit recipe to try. One so easy I just had to give it a try. The biscuits, I think, equal my Mother-in-law’s. Okay, really in my mind I think they top them!
One of our favorite breakfasts was Chocolate Gravy and Biscuits growing up. I happened to be at Mom’s house one morning when Dad requested this wonderful breakfast. I just knew my husband would love it if only I knew the recipe. So every time Mom put something in the skillet I made her measure. Now this recipe can be handed down through the next generation to love and enjoy. Now mind you it’s not like a sausage gravy; it’s more of a pudding. Wonderful.
Best Biscuits Recipe Ever
Ingredients
2 cups of self-rising flour (White Lily is the best)
1 cup of whipping cream
Directions:
In a medium bowl, mix the self-rising flour and whipping cream together.
Roll out the dough on a floured cutting board.
Cut the biscuits with a biscuit cutter, round cookie cutter, or an upside-down glass.
Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown.
Chocolate Gravy Recipe
Ingredients:
½ cup of cocoa
¾ cup of sugar
½ cup of flour
1 cup of milk
2 cups of water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Add the cocoa, sugar, and flour to a cast-iron skillet or medium pot.
Slowly whisk in the milk, whisking constantly so no lumps form. Stir in the water.
Cook over medium heat until the gravy thickens.
Add the vanilla. Stir until it is fulling incorporated in the chocolate gravy.
Serve the gravy over the biscuits.
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Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy Recipe
Easy homemade biscuits topped with a chocolate gravy recipe.
The dish consists of soft dough biscuits covered in white gravy (sawmill gravy), made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper.
If your gravy is on the skimpy side, you can thicken it quickly with flour or cornstarch. But don't add your thickener directly to the gravy, which will create lumps. Instead, try stirring in three or four tablespoons of flour or cornstarch into a small amount of cold water until you have a smooth paste.
Melt butter in a medium-sized sauce pan. Add flour and whisk constantly until mixture is golden caramel color and smells fragrant (3-5 minutes). Slowly whisk in liquids, while whisking, until mixture is smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened and bubbly, 5 minutes or longer.
Unfortunately, this comforting and heavy breakfast or brunch can quickly knock out your calorie intake for the whole day. Biscuits and gravy are high in calories and saturated fats and low in nutritional benefits.
Why does my gravy taste like flour? Because you don't cook your roux (flour and oil mixture) long enough. You need to cook it at least long enough to start a bit of browning to remove the raw flour flavor.
Biscuits and gravy is a Southern U.S.breakfast food named for its ingredients. In North American usage (but not elsewhere), a biscuit is a round bun of soft, crumbly, unsweetened quickbread. The gravy, traditionally a white gravy made from pork sausage and milk, is poured on top.
Browning adds more flavor to the gravy and gets rid of the raw flour taste. You're basically making a roux. We find that a flour-based gravy holds up better and reheats better later, which is why we tend to prefer using flour over cornstarch to make gravy unless we have a guest who is eating gluten-free.
It's important to note that cornstarch has twice the thickening power of flour. If you need to substitute cornstarch to thicken liquid in a recipe that calls for ¼ cup (four tablespoons) flour, you only need two tablespoons cornstarch.
Like many other Southern favorites, biscuits and gravy were born out of necessity. The dish has been found on tables for decades, and quickly became a staple of Southern diets. The hearty, high calorie dish made a delicious, filling and inexpensive breakfast dish for laborers.
It is an important part of many Southern USA meals, and frequently used as an ingredient in casseroles and other southern dishes, such as biscuits and gravy and served alongside many Southern favorites such as mashed potatoes, fried chicken and chicken-fried steak.
Southern biscuits are versatile and can be enjoyed as both a sweet or savory dish. They can be served with honey, fruit preserves, or even chocolate spread for a sweet treat, or paired with bacon, eggs, or gravy for a savory option.
What is the gravy at KFC made of? The restaurant uses a simple combination of gravy powder, water, and – their secret ingredient – chicken crackling. This is a collection of the browned bits and pieces leftover from frying their world famous chicken.
There is no difference. In the South, country gravy and white gravy are used interchangeably and both for the same type of thick, creamy gravy made with butter, flour, and milk. You may also hear these gravies called sawmill gravy, and some people use this recipe but add sausage for a sausage gravy.
Brown gravies are usually beef flavored. They can be turkey, (they could be anything, really), but most poultry gravies are blonde. Like Dan Hunter says, you turn the blonde gravies brown by allowing the flour and oil roux to brown. The darker the roux, the darker the gravy.
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