Recipes · American · Breakfast
Biscuits and Gravy
One serving has 817 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (100%), selenium (90%), riboflavin (84%), thiamin (83%), cobalamin (72%) and niacin (66%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (427 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: dairy, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 80 g Flour, all-purpose
- 22 g Butter, unsalted
- 60 g Buttermilk
- 3 g Baking powder
- 0.5 g Baking soda
- 0.5 g Salt
- 80 g Pork sausages, fresh
- 180 g Milk, whole
- 1 g Black pepper
Method
- Make a biscuit dough with 70 g of the flour, the butter, buttermilk, baking powder, baking soda and half the salt; cut into two biscuits and bake at 220°C (425°F) for 12-14 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, crumble the sausage into a skillet and cook over medium heat, breaking it up, until browned, about 6-7 minutes.
- Sprinkle the remaining 10 g of flour over the sausage and its fat and stir for 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in the milk and simmer, stirring often, until the gravy thickens, 4-5 minutes.
- Season the gravy with the remaining salt and the black pepper.
- Split the warm biscuits on a plate and ladle the sausage gravy generously over the top.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 817 kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 74.7 g | |
| Water | 271 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 28.5 g | 59% |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 g | |
| Threonine | 1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2.3 g | |
| Lysine | 1.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.66 g | |
| Cystine | 0.39 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.81 g | |
| Fat | 45 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4 g | |
| Saturated | 21.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.08 g | |
| Cholesterol | 124 mg | |
| Calcium | 522 mg | 52% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 57.5 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.7 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 702 mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 678 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 49.5 µg | 90% |
| Sodium | 1,329 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.1 mg | 39% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.91 mg | 83% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.92 mg | 84% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.3 mg | 66% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 36% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.26 mg | 20% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 161 µg | 40% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.7 µg | 72% |
| Choline | 82.6 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 264 µg | 38% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 138 IU | 23% |
| Vitamin E | 1.6 mg | 11% |
| Vitamin K | 4.3 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.1 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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