SAUSAGE GRAVY AND BEST EVER BISCUITS

WoW After the first spoonful I fell face first into this gorgeous comforting hug in a bowl, rich creamy ground sausage gravy maybe with some bacon fat or butter for the roux, this has to go on my once in a blue moon eating list otherwise I would indulge in this gorgeous comforting meal to often it's that darn good!  Easy to make and a super quick comforting family meal on the table with little effort, even quicker if you use the drop biscuits method.

Prep / Cooking time 25 minutes

Ingredients 

(serves 4-6)

 Biscuits

2 cups plain flour

114g cold butter grated

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

3/4 cup full fat milk

1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

1 beaten egg wash

2 tbsp melted butter

The Gravy

50g butter or 2 tbsp bacon fat

1/3 cup flour

1 kg ground herby seasoned sausage meat

600ml full fat milk

200ml double cream

1 pinch Himalayan sea salt 

1 pinch white pepper

Pre heat your oven 180 F / 350 F, to make the biscuits, place the flour, grated butter, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl and using your finger tips rub to a chunky gravel, add the parsley and milk, bring together to almost form a rough dough ball, at this point you can make these drop biscuits just dollop biscuit size mounds on your baking tray, but if you want pretty uniformed biscuits then turn the dough out on a lightly floured work top, using your hands gently press out to around an inch thick disk, cut in to 2" circles, place on your baking tray, brush the tops with the beaten egg wash and bake for 18 minutes until golden brown, remove from the oven and brush with melted butter.

While the biscuits are baking heat your skillet, add the butter or bacon fat and melt, add the ground sausage and cook fully, add the flour, stir in, cook the flour for five minutes then add half the milk and cream stirring all the time until you have a medium thick luscious sauce then I go by eye with the rest of the milk and cream adding more until I am happy with the consistency of my sausage gravy, season with sea salt and pepper and leave to gently simmer away while your biscuits finish baking, serve in bowls with a spoon in your comfort clothes on the sofa all huddled up round the fire place, and enjoy this hug in a bowl.