Biscuits and Gravy

My Gpa loves biscuits and gravy! In fact, he now has serious health problems partly because of it. The doctor has even had to limit his biscuits and gravy consumption. But, after making this delectable dish for over 50+ my Grandma has become one mean biscuit and gravy makin' machine.

I've rarely eaten a bad biscuit. So, simplicity is best. Buy the Grands biscuits if you like or feel free to make them from a Bisquick box, either way I think they're great. The real magic is in the gravy :)

Biscuits and Gravy:

serving: up to you

 

ingredients:

milk

flour

bacon

pepper

salt

directions:

Start by cooking bacon in a skillet. Once bacon has been cooked crispy set aside on a plate lined with napkins. Allow to cool and then roughly chop.

 

 

Leave grease in the pan and set to medium heat, add about a 1/4 cup of milk and whisk continuously. While whisking attempt to scrap all those bacon morsels off the bottom of the pan.

 

Once milk has become and brownish color and looks like it's thickening take a spoonful of flour and sprinkle over the milk mixture, continuing to whisk (if you don't have a whisk my grandmother always used a fork). Continue adding flour one spoonful at a time until you've contributed 3-4 spoonfuls. Stir and allow to thicken.

 

 

Sprinkle in some pepper and salt (personally I don't add salt because I think the bacon is salty enough). Once it begins to thicken like gravy add some more milk, 1/4-1/2 cup is fine. Milk may seem to boil when added to mixture. This is normal. Keep stirring.

 

 

You want to continue alternating milk and flour until you have the desired amount of gravy. Make sure you give each step time to brown. By this I mean allow milk to brown on the bottom of the pan for a few seconds and then whisk or turn heat up higher so that it bubbles and cooks quickly. The browning is what allows for the great flavor.

 

 

 

Now, turn off heat and add bacon to mixture. Stir and serve with biscuits, but don't forget the butter, jam and honey.

 

 

My challenge is for you to try biscuits and gravy with jam. My favorite is blackberry. It's so good. Just like Gpa has it!