high country sausage gravy and biscuits

Recipe by
Janice Splaha
North Versailles, PA

My Mom's friend who was raised in the mountains gave me this recipe. Actually, she didn't have a recipe, I watched and wrote down what she used and what she did. Later, I made it for her and she said I had nailed it !!

yield 8 to 10
prep time 5 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For high country sausage gravy and biscuits

  • 1 lb
    breakfast sausage, bulk style
  • 1/2 lb
    hot sausage, bulk style
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 4 Tbsp
    flour
  • 3 c
    milk
  • 1 box
    bisquick

How To Make high country sausage gravy and biscuits

  • 1
    Using a cast iron skillet, brown the sausages. Remove sausages from skillet, leaving grease in skillet. Melt butter in skillet, then add flour slowly and brown it, stirring constantly. Get it really brown.
  • 2
    When brown, add milk slowly. Stirring constantly. (I use a whip) When thick, return the cooked sausage to the skillet. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
  • 3
    Make biscuits using the directions on the side of the Bisquick box. Top the finished biscuit halves with the sausage gravy.
  • 4
    Cooks note: You must use a cast iron skillet to get the butter browned enough. I have used English Muffins in place of the biscuits.

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