Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy Board
Flaky butttermilk biscuits, covered with gravy, served on The Big Board. Learn how to make a biscuits and gravy board for breakfast or dinner. Make on the 12x24" or 20" Big Board.
Ingredients
Biscuits:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ Tbsp sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2’’ pieces, frozen
- 1 cup buttermilk, plus 2 Tbsp for brushing
Gravy:
- 2 ½ cup whole milk
- 8 oz ground pork
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground sage
- 2 tsp pepper
- ⅓ cup flour
- 2 Tbsp butter
Board ingredients:
- Add your favorite protein (sausage or bacon), fruit, and eggs (fried or scrambled).
Instructions
Biscuit Instructions:
- Preheat to 400 degrees. Whisk the buttermilk and egg and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl or a food processor, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar, and pulse until combined. Add in the butter cubes and pulse until the butter is broken into pea-sized chunks, or break it apart with your hands, but work quickly so as not to melt the butter. Transfer dry ingredients to a mixing bowl and create a well in the center.
- Pour in the buttermilk and egg mixture, and stir gently to just combine; the dough should just comes together and remain very shaggy. If you are not using a food processor, use a fork to mix in the buttermilk.
- Pour the dough out onto a floured surface and gently shape into an square; cut the square into quarters and stack them on top of each other. Using a rolling pin, press the dough down and shape into a rectangle about 1’’ high. Cut into 6-8 biscuits using a knife or bench scraper. bench scraper?
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Before baking, brush the tops with buttermilk or melted butter. Bake until golden, 25-30 minutes (for 6 larger biscuits).
Gravy instructions :
- In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the pork and begin to brown. Before the meat is cooked through, add the salt, paprika, sage, and pepper.
- Break the meat into smaller pieces, then reduce the heat to medium-low and add the butter. When the butter has melted, add the flour and stir to combine until the flour is smooth.
- Finally, add the milk, and stir until the sauce has thickened—10-15 minutes. Taste for additional salt and pepper.
Create the board:
- Serve on warm biscuits with the addition of a fried egg and parsley if you’d like. Add your favorite protein (bacon or sausage).
- Place a pot of gravy in the center of a board. Add biscuits and fruit around it and serve! Optional to add in a sweet treat, like Apple Fritter Bites (recipe on RE), a "baked not fried" apple fritter.
Notes
Reposted from May 2020.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 576kcal, Carbohydrates: 48g, Protein: 15g, Fat: 36g, Saturated Fat: 21g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 122mg, Sodium: 966mg, Potassium: 320mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 1128IU, Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 228mg, Iron: 3mg