Make-Ahead Christmas Morning Biscuits and Gravy Bake
Make-Ahead Christmas Morning Biscuits and Gravy Bake
Ingredients
For the Sausage Gravy
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, heaping
- 5 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sage, dried, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Biscuits
- 1 can Pillsbury Grands! Buttermilk Southern Homestyle Biscuits
Instructions
- 1
Brown the breakfast sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart with a spoon as it cooks. Cook until no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Do not drain the grease.
⏱️ 7 min
- 2
Reduce heat to medium. Add the butter to the skillet with the browned sausage and melted grease. Stir until the butter is melted.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Stir in the heaping 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring continuously, ensuring the flour is thoroughly mixed with the sausage and butter to create a roux.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Gradually pour in the 5 cups of milk, whisking constantly to prevent lumps and combine with the sausage and flour mixture.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Season the gravy with onion powder, garlic powder, sage, salt, and black pepper to taste. Bring the gravy to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens to your desired consistency, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min
- 6
Pour the prepared sausage gravy into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
The next morning, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the covered baking dish with the gravy into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes to warm through.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350
- 8
While the gravy is warming, open the can of buttermilk biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Remove the baking dish from the oven, uncover it, and arrange the quartered biscuit pieces evenly on top of the warmed gravy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 350
- 11
Carefully remove from the oven and serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min
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Make-Ahead Christmas Morning Biscuits and Gravy Bake
Ingredients
For the Sausage Gravy
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, heaping
- 5 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sage, dried, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Biscuits
- 1 can Pillsbury Grands! Buttermilk Southern Homestyle Biscuits
Instructions
- 1
Brown the breakfast sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart with a spoon as it cooks. Cook until no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Do not drain the grease.
⏱️ 7 min - 2
Reduce heat to medium. Add the butter to the skillet with the browned sausage and melted grease. Stir until the butter is melted.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Stir in the heaping 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring continuously, ensuring the flour is thoroughly mixed with the sausage and butter to create a roux.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Gradually pour in the 5 cups of milk, whisking constantly to prevent lumps and combine with the sausage and flour mixture.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Season the gravy with onion powder, garlic powder, sage, salt, and black pepper to taste. Bring the gravy to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until it thickens to your desired consistency, about 5-7 minutes.
⏱️ 7 min - 6
Pour the prepared sausage gravy into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover the dish tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight (or for at least 8 hours).
⏱️ 3 min - 7
The next morning, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the covered baking dish with the gravy into the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes to warm through.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350 - 8
While the gravy is warming, open the can of buttermilk biscuits and cut each biscuit into quarters.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Remove the baking dish from the oven, uncover it, and arrange the quartered biscuit pieces evenly on top of the warmed gravy.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Return the uncovered dish to the oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through.
⏱️ 25 min•🌡️ 350 - 11
Carefully remove from the oven and serve hot.
⏱️ 1 min