Thread: Sausage biscuits?

ChattyCathy <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
> website
>
> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> and they sorta looked like doughnuts with a piece of sausage where the
> hole should be when they were done (to me) <laugh>
>
> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?


CC,

That's one way of doing it, if it's only called a sausage biscuit. It can
include an egg and maybe cheese.

Biscuits and sausage gravy are an entirely different bit of magic that
makes you not want to leave the kitchen table.

Andy
Andy's Evil Twin

On May 11, 10:15*am, ChattyCathy <cathy1...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
> website
>
> *<http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> and they sorta looked like doughnuts with a piece of sausage where the
> hole should be when they were done (to me) <laugh>
>
> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

I cannot believe you cannot picture a "sausage biscuit." Ever been to
a fast-food place like Hardee's? It's a round sausage patty in
between a split baking powder biscuit. (Paula Deen seems to have made
up her own version which sounds really nasty.).

I often make them when I make b. powder biscuits - sausage, egg and
cheese, just plain sausage, or egg and cheese or whatever. (They're
better than fast-food.) I really like bacon, egg and cheese the best.

N.

"ChattyCathy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
snip
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

typical here in Carolina is biscuit with a white gravy made of chopped upped
regular 'breakfast' sausage, you know, sage, black pepper, salt, red pepper.
Cook up the sausage and using the grease to whip up white pan gravy.



--
regards, piedmont (michael)
The Practical BBQ'r - http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
(mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8

On Tue, 11 May 2010 08:34:41 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
<[email protected]> wrote:


>I cannot believe you cannot picture a "sausage biscuit." Ever been to
>a fast-food place like Hardee's? It's a round sausage patty in
>between a split baking powder biscuit. (Paula Deen seems to have made
>up her own version which sounds really nasty.).

Cathy is in South Africa....

Christine

ChattyCathy wrote:
> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>

Yeah, that's a sausage biscuit.

>
> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
> website
>
> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>

And that's some sort of bizarre thing I've never seen before. :-)

Serene
--
"Basic principles of the Universe, oo. Do tell. Quantum mechanics?"
"You cannot know simultaneously where you are in a relationship *and*
how fast it is going." - Piglet and Rob Wynne, on alt.polyamory

ChattyCathy wrote:
> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the
> Smithfield website
>
> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> and they sorta looked like doughnuts with a piece of sausage where the
> hole should be when they were done (to me) <laugh>
>
> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be
> variations? Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?

Pretty much everything made with sausage tastes good, if you ask me.
Note that "sausage biscuit" is just a piece of sausage on a biscuit,
plus maybe eggs and/or cheese - you can order it at McDonald's. Sausage
gravy isn't something this northerner knows anything about except that
it's something different than a sausage biscuit. I've had sausage as
part of my dinner the last two days so it's been on my mind.

-S-

"piedmont" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "ChattyCathy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:dweGn.8661$[email protected]..
>> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
>> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> snip
>> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>
> typical here in Carolina is biscuit with a white gravy made of chopped
> upped regular 'breakfast' sausage, you know, sage, black pepper, salt, red
> pepper. Cook up the sausage and using the grease to whip up white pan
> gravy.
>
>
>
> --
> regards, piedmont (michael)
> The Practical BBQ'r - http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/
> (mawil55) Hardiness Zone 7-8


By the name Piedmont, I'm assuming you are in the Piedmont Sandhills of NC
(where I'm originally from).....so you've never been to
Biscuitville.......they can find more things to stuff in a biscuit for
breakfast than anyone I've ever seen.
-ginny

>

Christine Dabney wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2010 08:34:41 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>I cannot believe you cannot picture a "sausage biscuit." Ever been to
>>a fast-food place like Hardee's? It's a round sausage patty in
>>between a split baking powder biscuit. (Paula Deen seems to have made
>>up her own version which sounds really nasty.).
>
> Cathy is in South Africa....

Obviously Nancy2 didn't know that. I'm still a newbie here, after all...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On 5/11/2010 10:15 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
> website
>
> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> and they sorta looked like doughnuts with a piece of sausage where the
> hole should be when they were done (to me)<laugh>
>
> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?

I'm a lazy cook, seldom make biscuits or gravy either. We will have Mary
B's frozen biscuits about once a week and I just open up a can of
Campbell's Sausage gravy to heat and pour over. Both are as good as I
can make them and breakfast is ready in twenty minutes versus an hour or so.

When I did make them the biscuits were whole wheat and were just
biscuits. I would take a pound of good sausage, fresh stuff, not the
links, break it up, fry it done, drain off the fat, then make a white
gravy to go in the pan with it. Start to eat it took an hour or more,
not anymore. <G>

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
>> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
>> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
>> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
>> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
>> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
> Yeah, that's a sausage biscuit.
>
>>
>> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
>> website
>>
>> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> And that's some sort of bizarre thing I've never seen before. :-)
>
> Serene


I didn't watch the video, just saw the picture. I've never seen
anything quite like that before, but it might be good -- or it might
be too greasy, just depending on how greasy the sausage is plus the
shortening in the biscuits.

The closest thing I've seen is yeasted bread dough wrapped around a
piece of sausage link and baked. Those are really good. (I should
make some while the weather is still cold and dreary) Cooked
extra-hot Little Sizzlers breakfast links work well.

Bob

On Tue, 11 May 2010 17:15:00 +0200, ChattyCathy
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>
> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>
<snip>
> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?

It sounds like McDonald's to me. I (personally) don't like sausage
biscuits, but I do like sausage muffins and did made them at home
occasionally when the kids were still kids.

1. Take commercial sausage, such as Jimmy Dean's hot, and make into
extra wide (they shrink when cooked), very-very thin patties... 1/4
inch or so thick.
2. Fry until cooked through
3. Top with yellow cheese (I use mild cheddar but a slice of American
will do) and allow to melt.
4. Place between 2 slices of lightly toasted American style "English"
muffins such as Thomas' (but pre-sliced generic is fine too)
5. Eat with gusto

The variation is to add a hard cooked egg to it.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/...5d2f345fdf.jpg

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

"George Shirley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 5/11/2010 10:15 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Just finished reading a novel where the main character had a "sausage
>> biscuit" and coffee for breakfast (bought from a local Mom and Pop
>> eatery). I've seen many discussions about biscuits and sausage gravy
>> here but not that exactly, so I did some googling and it looks like
>> they could be biscuits cut in half with a slice of 'sausage patty' in
>> between. The pictures thereof reminded me of burgers...
>>
>> <http://www.hardees.com/menu/breakfast/sausage-biscuit/>
>>
>> However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
>> website
>>
>> <http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>>
>> and they sorta looked like doughnuts with a piece of sausage where the
>> hole should be when they were done (to me)<laugh>
>>
>> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
>> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?
>
> I'm a lazy cook, seldom make biscuits or gravy either. We will have Mary
> B's frozen biscuits about once a week and I just open up a can of
> Campbell's Sausage gravy to heat and pour over.

A CAN!?!

On Tue, 11 May 2010 13:51:15 -0400, "cybercat" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> "George Shirley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >
> > I'm a lazy cook, seldom make biscuits or gravy either. We will have Mary
> > B's frozen biscuits about once a week and I just open up a can of
> > Campbell's Sausage gravy to heat and pour over.
>
> A CAN!?!
>
Get that man an electric can opener with bite!

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article <dweGn.8661$[email protected]>,
ChattyCathy <[email protected]> wrote:

> So what gives? Are there other 'variations'? Should there be variations?
> Who likes sausage biscuits and/or makes them at home?

Biscuit sandwich with sausage in the middle. We like them with fried
egg and cheese as well.

Regards,
Ranee @ Arabian Knits

"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13

http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/

When I make it, I fry out the loose sausage, and add flour while
browning it, and keeping on making the pieces smaller til crumbled.
When the flour & sausage is browned well, add milk to well above the
sausage level. I season with some cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne
pepper(just a little to give a Little heat). Taste and salt as
necessary. Let it boil enough to thicken, don't leave it, you know how
milk boils over easily. Keep wisking and/or scraping the whole time
and getting the good stuff off the bottom of pan. I use an iron
skillet I can scrape vigorously. Then serve over halved biscuits.
Even better the next day!! I didn't read anyone elses recipe, so hope
this isn't duplicated. This is my own version after tasting it once.
Nan in DE

On May 11, 3:05*pm, Nan <nann...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I make it, I fry out the loose sausage, and add flour while
> browning it, and keeping on making the pieces smaller til crumbled.
> When the flour & sausage is browned well, add milk to well above the
> sausage level. I season with some cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne
> pepper(just a little to give a Little heat). Taste and salt as
> necessary. Let it boil enough to thicken, don't leave it, you know how
> milk boils over easily. Keep wisking *and/or scraping the whole time
> and getting the good stuff off the bottom of pan. I use an iron
> skillet I can scrape vigorously. *Then serve over halved biscuits.
> Even better the next day!! I didn't read anyone elses recipe, so hope
> this isn't duplicated. This is my own version after tasting it once.
> Nan in DE

Oh, I just read the Paula Deen recipe, that sounds nasty. I copied
this from a
southern restaurants version in SC. Had to have it cuz my SIL sweetie
wanted it, and
I'd never had or seen it. Now it's for special occasions. And
sometimes for lazy
dinners!! Nan

On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:05:31 -0700 (PDT), Nan <[email protected]>
wrote:

> When I make it, I fry out the loose sausage, and add flour while
> browning it, and keeping on making the pieces smaller til crumbled.

<snip>
That's biscuit with sausage gravy. Different thing.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

>
> > However, I also saw a video of Paula Deen making them on the Smithfield
> > website
>
> > *<http://www.smithfield.com/recipes/recipe/sausage-biscuits>
>
> And that's some sort of bizarre thing I've never seen before. :-)
>
> Serene


....LOL. It looks like a fast, easy (ugly) version of Toad in a Hole.

And sorry, I didn't know Cathy was in S.Africa.

N.

On May 11, 2:05*pm, Nan <nann...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I make it, I fry out the loose sausage, and add flour while
> browning it, and keeping on making the pieces smaller til crumbled.
> When the flour & sausage is browned well, add milk to well above the
> sausage level. I season with some cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne
> pepper(just a little to give a Little heat). Taste and salt as
> necessary. Let it boil enough to thicken, don't leave it, you know how
> milk boils over easily. Keep wisking *and/or scraping the whole time
> and getting the good stuff off the bottom of pan. I use an iron
> skillet I can scrape vigorously. *Then serve over halved biscuits.
> Even better the next day!! I didn't read anyone elses recipe, so hope
> this isn't duplicated. This is my own version after tasting it once.
> Nan in DE

That's "biscuits 'n gravy," not "sausage biscuits." Very tasty.

N.