Sunday, February 20, 2011

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy



This is a recipe I really had to work and play around with and modify. I've tried to make it once before, but really had trouble getting both the biscuits and gravy right. My first attempt a few months back resulted in sweet biscuits with a runny gravy. This time I was able to really perfect it.

Biscuits
2 T grapeseed oil
1/2 T honey
1 T vinegar
1/2 T water
1 egg
1 1/4 c almond flour
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp baking soda

1. Mix oil, honey, vinegar, egg, and water.
2. Add in almond flour, salt, and baking soda and mix well.
3. Scoop batter onto greased pan.
4. Bake at 350 for about 12 min or until starting to brown.
Makes 6 biscuits.


Sausage Gravy
1 lb ground sausage
2 T arrowroot
1 1/2 c unsweetened coconut milk
Fresh ground pepper

1. Brown the sausage in a large skillet.
2. Add arrowroot to sausage and mix. The arrowroot should mix into sausage using the grease from the sausage.
3. Reduce heat to low and add in coconut milk.
4. Simmer on low until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally and adding in the fresh ground pepper.


Review
This was a pretty spot on substitute and I was really happy with the way this turned out. The biscuits weren't as sweet, I'm thinking I can eliminate the honey altogether, and the gravy was much thicker like an actual gravy. Kevin had been craving Sweet Tomatoes' sausage biscuits and gravy and this definitely satisfied that craving while keeping it paleo. The biscuits with the little honey I did add to them will even be good with a nice jam or apple butter on top.

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