Southern Biscuits and Cream Gravy

• 2 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2/3 to 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• bacon grease
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. rubbed sage
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 gal. milk
• 1 lb. cooked and crumbled ground beef
• 1 lb. cooked and crumbled ground sausage
• 1 jar dried beef
• cooked and crumbled bacon
• browned chopped bologna
• diced cooked chicken
• diced cooked turkey
• hard boiled eggs, sliced

1. Biscuits: Mix flour, baking powder and salt together; cut in shortening; add milk.
2. Stir only until moistened.
3. Turn out onto floured board and knead about 12 times.
4. Pat out dough and cut out biscuits.
5. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake 450F until golden brown.
7. Gravy: Heat oil in deep skillet.
8. Stir in enough flour to make a thick paste (I use a wooden spoon).
9. Add milk quickly.
10. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly.
11. Stirring is necessary to avoid lumping.
12. If lumps do form you can remove them with a slotted spoon.
13. Stir constantly, being careful to cover entire skillet until gravy thickens to the desired consistency.
14. Season at any time during the cooking providing you don't stop stirring.
15. Gravy Variations: Add meat or eggs (these must be prepared prior to starting your gravy) during the last minutes of cooking.

flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk, vegetable oil, bacon, flour, sage, salt, pepper, milk, ground beef, ground sausage, beef, bacon, bologna, chicken, turkey, eggs

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/242 (may not work)