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Drop Biscuits and Gravy Recipe

"We enjoy these flaky biscuits covered with creamy gravy not only for breakfast, but sometimes for dinner," reports Darlene Markel of Sublimity, Oregon. Priced at only 27 cents per serving, "It's hard to find a more stick-to-the-ribs meal and at such a low cost," she notes.

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Drop Biscuits and Gravy Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon butter, melted
GRAVY:
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1-3/4 cups milk
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Combine milk and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Stir in butter until melted. Sprinkle with flour. Gradually stir in milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Serve over biscuits. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 368 calories, 19 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 49 mg cholesterol, 637 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 12 g protein.

Originally published as Drop Biscuits and Gravy in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p22

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