sawmill gravy with cathead biscuits

Name: Sawmill Gravy With Cathead Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: SAW MILL GRAVY; 1 pound(s) breakfast sausage; 2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour or more (depends on how much you want to make); - milk; - salt and pepper, to taste; CATHEAD BISCUITS; 2 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/3 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 5 tablespoon(s) lard; 1 cup(s) buttermilk

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Blue Ribbon Recipe by

melinda simpson

@CRIMSONTIDEFAN

Fayette, AL

Biscuits and sausage gravy! Now all you need is a cup of hot coffee. FYI - Cathead means big!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Sawmill Gravy with cathead biscuits is a delicious and indulgent breakfast. Sawmill Gravy is a white gravy that's creamy with bits of savory sausage in every bite. It's poured over easy-to-make big and fluffy cathead biscuits. Why are they called cathead biscuits? The name refers to the size of the biscuits - they're as big as a cat's head. Serve this Southern staple for a weekend or holiday breakfast.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(2 ratings)

yield 4 -5

prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For sawmill gravy with cathead biscuits

SAW MILL GRAVY
1 lb

breakfast sausage
2 Tbsp

all-purpose flour or more (depends on how much you want to make)
milk
salt and pepper, to taste
CATHEAD BISCUITS
2 1/4 c

all-purpose flour
1/3 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2 tsp

baking powder
5 Tbsp

lard
1 c

buttermilk

How To Make sawmill gravy with cathead biscuits

1
For gravy: Make sausage into patties and fry in moderately hot skillet until brown and cooked. Put sausage patties on paper towels to drain the grease.

2
Use about half of the grease in the skillet to make gravy. Add flour and brown flour in grease stirring constantly.
3
Add about 1 1/2 cups of milk and enough water to make gravy as thin as you like.
4
Break up about 4 of the cooked sausage patties and crumble in the gravy. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve over hot biscuits.
5
For cathead biscuits: Sift and mix dry ingredients then blend with lard. Add buttermilk.
6
For each biscuit, pinch off a portion of dough the shape of a large egg. Pat out with your hands.
7
Bake for about 10 minutes. Bake at 350 F in a wood stove or 475 F in an electric or gas stove.
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