Old Time Kentucky Bacon Milk Gravy For Biscuits Food

OLD TIME KENTUCKY BACON MILK GRAVY FOR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat; whisk flour into drippings until smooth. Reduce heat to low and cook the flour mixture until it turns a caramel brown color, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes. Be careful, the roux burns easily. Stir in salt and black pepper.
• Whisk 1/2 cup milk into the roux until thoroughly blended. Continue whisking milk into the gravy, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking in each amount of milk completely before adding more. Bring gravy to a simmer and whisk constantly until thick, smooth, and bubbling.

SOUTHERN BACON GRAVY (FOR BISCUITS)

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crispy. Remove cooked bacon to paper towels to absorb grease. When cool, crumble bacon into small pieces. Set aside.
• Do NOT clean skillet. Leave 2 Tablespoons bacon grease in skillet. Discard the rest.
• In separate bowl or container, whisk together milk, flour, salt and pepper, until lump-free. Pour the milk/flour mixture into skillet with remaining bacon grease. Add crumbled bacon pieces. Heat mixture on medium (whisking/stirring constantly) until it comes to a boil; reduce heat a bit, and continue cooking and stirring, until gravy has thickened (5-6 minutes). Give it a taste test.
• Add additional salt and pepper, to taste (I ALWAYS add more). Once gravy has thickened, add 1-2 Tablespoons cold butter. Stir until butter is melted, incorporated into gravy, and mixture is heated through.
• Slice warm biscuits in half horizontally. Place biscuit halves onto serving plate. Spoon hot gravy over each half. Serve and enjoy!

KENTUCKY CHOCOLATE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
• Add cocoa powder and stir together.
• Add the sugar and 2 cups of milk to the pan---add the milk slowly, stirring constantly.
• Mix the cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup of milk until smooth.
• Stir into pan.
• Allow the contents to boil, but stir constantly until the mixture thickens into a gravy-like consistency; it shouldn't take more than 1 or 2 minutes.
• Add more milk, if necessary.
• Serve over hot biscuits and butter.

1960 ORIGINAL KENTUCKY BUTTERMILK BISCUIT

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cut in shortening.
• Add buttermilk; mix well.
• As told in recipe, look for a texture like "velvet". If sticky, dust with flour and work till smooth as velvet and either roll out by hand or on a floured surface ½-inch thick and cut.
• Bake at 450°F for 15-25 minutes on a lightly sprayed pan. Depending on oven, just make it golden brown. (Brush tops of biscuits with butter when you take them out of oven for a nice finish and taste).