Can't decide what to have for breakfast? If you have a tough time deciding between sweet or savory for breakfast, here's your solution! These homemade blueberry preserve biscuits topped with sausage gravy have just a hint of sweetness and make for the perfect combination breakfast for any occasion.
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During our first few months of being married, my father in law made us the family recipe for sausage gravy. Before that I had never had that kind of biscuits and gravy, only the kind that resembles gravy that goes on mashed potatoes. So to say it was life changing may not be too much of an exaggeration.
To add a cherry on top of the equation, I learned shortly after that how therapeutic making homemade biscuits can be. So now, it may be a labor of love but biscuits and sausage gravy is a breakfast staple in our house.
When Bonne Maman partnered with me to share a savory Mother's Day recipe using their blueberry preserves, I immediately thought to combine one of my favorite family recipes with blueberry preserves for a sweet and savory combination.
I'll admit, I was a bit nervous that this combination would flop. I went back and forth on how to combine the ingredients in a way that didn't just become a strange mush.
I decided to create kind of a biscuit sandwich, by putting a dollop of blueberry preserves in between two thin layers of biscuits. The result was easily 100x better than I imagined it would be. The perfect sweet and savory combination in every bite.
I just kept thinking "I'll never eat regular biscuits and gravy again." And I think it may be true. Sausage already has a hint of sweetness when paired with the right foods, so pairing it with Bonne Maman Blueberry Preserves made it that much more perfectly paired!
This recipe is one of those that seems a bit complicated, but the timing works out perfectly because you pop the biscuits in the oven while the sausage gravy is cooking. And the gravy can simmer on the stove for a long time if your steps get out of order and the biscuits aren't done at the same time as the gravy.
Blueberry Preserve Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Can't decide what to have for breakfast? If you have a tough time deciding between sweet or savory for breakfast, here's your solution! These homemade blueberry preserve biscuits topped with sausage gravy have?just a hint of sweetness and make for the perfect combination breakfast for any occasion.
Ingredients
Blueberry Preserve Biscuits
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¾ cup very cold butter
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup Bonne Maman Blueberry Preserves
Sausage Gravy
- 2 lbs ground sausage
- 41/2 c. milk
- 7 tablespoon flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Blueberry Preserve Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Cut butter into small cubes and place back in the fridge until ready to use. Butter has to be as cold as possible so this is a vital step!
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Use a pastry cutter or two forks to cut butter into the flour mixture until small pea-sized butter pieces are incorporated into the dough.
- Add in milk, egg and lemon juice until just incorporated. The dough will be fairly sticky.
- On a well floured surface, knead dough 5-10 times. You may need to add extra flour to areas that are extra sticky.
- Separate the ball of dough in two.
- Roll or spread the dough to about ¼" - ½" thickness.
- Use a biscuit cutter or drinking glass to cut out biscuits
- Place onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Use a spoon to put a dollop of blueberry preserves on each of the biscuits.
- Repeat steps to roll dough and cut biscuits and place second layer of biscuit on top of the blueberry preserves.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- While biscuits are cooking, prepare the gravy.
Sausage Gravy
- Brown sausage in large skillet. Remove sausage, crumble, and set aside.
- Drain grease, leaving only a small amount in skillet.
- In a small bowl mix together cups milk and flour until flour is completely dissolved.
- Pour crumbled sausage back into skillet. Slowly add milk/flour mixture to skillet, roughly ½ cup at a time. Add salt and pepper.
- Stir frequently and allow sausage mixture to thicken, adding more milk as mixture thickens. Continue until desire thickness is reached (about 25 minutes). Serve over hot blueberry preserve biscuits.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g
Before you knock this sweet and savory combination, you have to try it. I know you'll love it!
Teresa | Simply Made Fun says
We love biscuits and gravy! I've never tried to make my own biscuits but now I want to try it. And pairing blueberry with it sounds delicious!
Erin @ The Speckled Palate says
Biscuits and gravy is one of my favorite breakfast dishes, and the fact that you added BLUEBERRY to the classic? Oh, heck yes! Sweet-savory is one of my favorite combinations, and I know I'm gonna just adore this!
Meghan @ Cake 'n Knife says
This breakfast is exactly what I want to dig into right now! Love the combo of savory and a little sweet from the blueberry preserves. Hopefully you'll be enjoying this recipe on Mother's Day in bed!! 😉