Biscuits and Gravy

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OK, so I made biscuits instead of using the english muffins. I used
.... (drum roll) ... BISQUICK! Containing partially hydrogenated
veggie oil (1.5g Trans fats per serving).

The gravy is a chub of frozen John Morell breakfast sausage, browned
well. 1.5 cups of heavy whipping cream, 1 cup water, 1 TB flour, 2 ts
cornstarch. Red and black pepper.

Biscuits are made half height so you get more Maillard and you don't
have to split them open, making them soggy in the gravy.

Awesome breakfast - best I've had in years. And the majority of it
was fat free! I had 6 half-biscuits worth all together with about
half of the gravy.

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/4372/biscuitsandgravy.jpg

-sw
 
Except of course for all the fat in the sausage and the heavy whipping
cream. Biscuits and gravy are like a heart attack on a plate, along
with a couple eggs over easy and sausage patties of course; I love it
but only in moderation.

I always use milk for the gravy, and a couple tablespoons of the fat
drippings from the sausage.
 
On Sun, 1 May 2011 12:10:45 -0700 (PDT), Michael O'Connor wrote:


That's what I meant about it being "The majority is fat free".
Meaning it's about 71% fat free. I didn't have any milk so I mixed 3
parts musgovian cream to 2 parts water (that makes milk, right? ;-)

-sw
 
On 01/05/2011 3:10 PM, Michael O'Connor wrote:

I used to have bacon and eggs for breakfast only once a week, usually
with biscuits, muffins, pancakes or waffles. I never add much dairy, not
a lot of fried foods, and always cut the fat off meat. I drink coffee
black, so no cream. I never ate much in the way of cold cuts. I managed
to get a clogged artery.
 
On Sun, 01 May 2011 21:03:40 -0700, isw wrote:


I learned that in Marketing class. "The majority of the dish is fat
free!" is my own double-speak invention. I kinda like it. It takes
deception one step closer to virtual honesty.

-sw
 
On Sun, 01 May 2011 15:39:28 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:


Really? I seem to recall you saying that once. Or was that a hundred
times in the last 2 months? Yeah, that was it.

Boy, does THAT get old quick

-sw
 
On Sun, 1 May 2011 20:53:21 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:


I'd rather have the extra milkfat with this dish rather than the pork
fat.

-sw
 
"Sqwertz" wrote in message
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Surprisingly, Bisquik isn't a bad thing. I do prefer the frozen biscuits
but hey, Biscquik is better than home-made hocky pucks :)

You lost me after the flour. Why would you need cornstarch to thicken
sausage and cream gravy?

Jill
 
On Mon, 2 May 2011 10:43:37 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz
wrote,

Hey, I'm glad to see you're feeling better. It's because of the Bin
Laden thing, right?
 
On 1-May-2011, isw wrote:


Of course most folks don't eat just one meal a day; thus, a lunch and dinner
lower than average in fat will help balance out the source of calories for
the day. Mayo Clinic suggests a healthful balance keeps calories from fat
between 20-35%. A high-fat breakfast can certainly be accomodated on
occasion, especially for those who have a bigger view of diet than a single
plate.

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