Southern Comfort Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy
With flaky biscuits and homemade vegetarian gravy, this recipe is so satisfying and the perfect breakfast. Plus, find out my tips for the best biscuits
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 1 stick unsalted butter, frozen then grated
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon light or dark brown sugar, tightly packed
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk dairy or unsweetened non-dairy
Vegetarian Gravy
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch of cayenne pepper for a little spice optional
- 1 sprig fresh scallion for garnish optional
Instructions
Biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Freeze a stick of butter for at least 30 minutes before getting started. I usually throw a stick in the freezer the night before. Grate butter with a cheese grater and set aside.1 stick unsalted butter, frozen then grated
- Add flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk to a large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer on high to blend together until it starts to form a dough.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon light or dark brown sugar, tightly packed, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ¾ cup milk
- Use clean hands to form the mixture into a ball. Flour a clean surface to roll out your dough. You can use your hands to flatten it or a rolling pin. Flatten it into roughly a rectangular shape about 1/2 inch thick.
- Add 1/2 of the grated butter evenly on top of your flattened dough, and fold it in half to form a square. Flatten it out one more time, add the rest of your butter and fold again. You should be left with roughly a square, about an inch thick.
- Use a cookie cutter, glass cup, or mason jar to cut your dough into biscuits.
- Line your biscuits up on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 13- 15 minutes until they start to brown on top.
Vegetarian Gravy
- Add butter and flour to a large pot over medium heat and whisk until smooth to form a roux.3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- Add milk and all your spices and whisk again over heat until fully integrated.2 cups milk, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 pinch of cayenne pepper for a little spice
- Allow to thicken until desired consistency is achieved. Serve hot over biscuits. Garnish with fresh scallions for a little crunch.1 sprig fresh scallion for garnish
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Notes
- You want your grated butter flakes to remain intact in your dough, so be careful not to overmix.
- You don't need molds to shape your biscuits—I use a mason jar!
- Use a whisk for your gravy to avoid clumps of flour.