Biscuits and gravy- the meat kind

One of Alex’s all time favorite breakfast/ brunch food is biscuits and gravy. These can easily be converted to vegan if you like but  here is his version of the recipe- including the bacon.

Borrowed from http://www.robspain.com/, thanks

GRAVY- meat style

4 strips of bacon

1/4 C flour

1/4-1/2 C milk

Chop bacon and cook bacon until desired “doneness”, remove bacon and set aside, leaving the remaining oil in the pan. Slowly mix the flour in to the bacon grease in the pan, keeping heat very low. Add in milk until the gravy reaches the desired thickness, whisking as you add (a fork works fine for this part).

BISCUITS- Southern style (con leche)

1 C flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 Tbsp butter

1/2 C milk

pinch of salt

Makes about 6. Preheat oven to 400. Mix the dry ingredients together and then cut in the butter and then slowly pour in the milk until you get a sticky dough and then put on a lightly floured board or counter. Knead slowly for 30 seconds and then roll out to about 1/2 an inch thick and then cut out the biscuits(I use the rim of a glass that is greased with a little butter, if I don’t have a circle cookie cutter). Place the biscuits on an ungreased cookie sheet and cook at 400 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until light brown.