Biscuits and Vegetarian Sausage Gravy

A week of cold and dreary mornings has led me to believe that winter is well on its way. And on weekend morning in the dead of winter, there is nothing better than a warm breakfast. Without ever leaving the coziness of your dorm, you can prepare a hearty, out of the ordinary combination of homemade biscuits topped with vegetarian sausage gravy. The breakfast patties may be purchased at Varsity Marketplace and all other ingredients may be purchased in either Varsity Morgan or Varsity Towers. Based upon the calculated cost per serving of each ingredient, this hearty, fall dish will cost you $12.22 or $1.22 per serving. This does not include the cost of cooking spray or salt and pepper.

Biscuits and Vegetarian Sausage Gravy

Yield: 10 servings

Total Cost: $12.22 (does not include cost of cooking spray or salt and pepper)

For the biscuits

• 2 cups flour (plus additional for kneading biscuits)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons cold butter, diced
• 1 cup buttermilk substitute (scant 1 cup milk and 1 tablespoon lemon juice)

For the gravy

• cooking spray
• 6 veggie patties
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare buttermilk substitute by placing lemon juice in a measuring cup and adding milk until liquid reaches the 1 cup measurement. Let stand 5 minutes. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients for the biscuits.  Add butter and cut into flour mixture using two knives. Add the buttermilk and knead on floured surface just enough to bring the dough together.

Press dough into a 1-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter and place on cookie sheet so that they just touch. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Meanwhile, prepare gravy by sauteing breakfast patties in frying pan over medium heat. Use a spatula to crumble the breakfast patties as they cook. Remove crumbled breakfast patties from pan after 5 minutes and set aside. Do not drain grease remaining from the patties. 

Add vegetable oil and heat. Whisk in the flour, salt, and pepper until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes. 

Gradually stir in milk so that no lumps form. Continue cooking and stirring until thickened. Add breakfast patty crumbles and stir to combine. 

Remove biscuits from oven. Slice each biscuit in half and top with gravy. 

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