Vegetarian Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

I mentioned making this in an earlier post and wanted to post the recipe here.  I was in a hurry so I don't have step by step pictures, but I do have a picture of the final product and the recipe for the gravy and the biscuits.

Biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup shortening

3/4 cup milk

1. Preheat oven to 450º.

2. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.  Then add shortening and cut in with a pastry blender or two knives.  Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Stir in milk, mix until soft dough forms that leaves side of bowl.

3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, kneed 6 to 8 strokes to mix.  Roll out with a floured rolling pin, 1/2 inch thick for high, fluffy biscuits, 1/4 inch thick for thin, crusty biscuits.

4. Cut biscuits with a biscuit cutter.  Place biscuits on ungreased cookie sheet.

5. Bake 12-15 minutes.

Gravy

4 Tbsp butter

4 1/2 Tbsp flour

2 cups milk (I use skim milk)

8 MorningStar sausage patties, diced

Pepper, to taste

1. Combine butter in flour in saucepan until smooth.

2. Add milk to saucepan and stir on medium heat until thickened. (This will thicken more or less with what milk you use, a higher fat content the faster/thicker it will be.)

3. Once thick add pepper.  I don’t measure the amount I use, but I use A LOT.  I probably use about 1/4 cup or more in mine, but I like it spicier.  It’s whatever you want for flavor, the more pepper you use the spicier.

4. Heat up sausages and cut into pieces and then add to gravy. 

Here is what the finished product looks like.  I will admit it doesn't look very appetizing, but you try to make sausage gravy look good. :p

If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave a comment. :)

Veronica :)