Biscuits and Gravy

Biscuits and gravy is a Southern American breakfast classic: crumbly, buttery biscuits, topped with a creamy, peppery meat gravy.

The biscuits

1. Mix the wheat flour with the baking powder and salt, then work in the cold butter until crumbly.

2. Add just enough milk for the dough to come together – do not overwork it, so it stays crumbly.

3. Press it out to a finger's thickness, cut out rounds, and bake in a preheated 220 °C oven until golden.

The sausage gravy

4. Fry the minced pork in a pan without fat until crumbly, seasoning it with pepper as you go.

5. Sprinkle over wheat flour, stir it in, then gradually pour in milk, stirring constantly.

6. Cook it thick and spoon it over the freshly baked, halved biscuits.

Tip: Pepper the gravy generously – this is what gives it its characteristic flavour.