KETO BISCUITS AND GRAVY

My Keto version of the ultimate breakfast comfort food; Keto Biscuits and Gravy
Is there a more comforting breakfast than Biscuits and Gravy? I don’t think so. I never really ate Sausage Gravy growing up, and quite frankly I have never really been a gravy fan until I got married to a “Southern boy.”

INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE SAUSAGE GRAVY:

• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
• 1 lb Breakfast Sausage
• 1 cup Chicken Stock
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 4 oz Cream Cheese

FOR THE BISCUITS:

• 1 cup Almond Flour
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 2 tbsp VERY COLD Butter
• 3 Egg Whites
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt

INSTRUCTIONS:
TO MAKE THE SAUSAGE GRAVY:

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the Sausage. Set aside.
2. To the same saucepan add in the cream cheese, heavy cream and bring up the heat as you whisk the mixture. About 5 minutes.
3. Gradually add in the chicken stock while whisking. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add the sausage to the gravy and continue to whisk for 2-3 minutes until the Sausage Gravy is thickened.

FOR THE BISCUITS:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line or grease a muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour and baking powder. 
3. Add in the salt, garlic powder, and chili powder and combine well. 
4. Add in the cold butter and cut it into the mixture using two knives or pastry cutter. The mixture should have a crumbly consistency. 
5. Meanwhile, whisk the egg whites until they are fluffy. This is an important step to making the biscuits light and airy. 
6. Gently fold in the egg whites into the flour mixture. 
7. Using a cookie scoop, scoop in the biscuit mixture into 8 muffin slots. 
8. Bake for 10-15  minutes or until biscuits starts to get golden brown on top. 

NOTES:

• If the Sausage Gravy isn’t thickening as much as you would like, you can add in 1/2 tsp of Xanthan Gum. First, whisk in the Xanthan Gum with 1 tbsp of warm water in a separate bowl before adding it to the gravy. 
• Nutritional Information is for 1 serving of Sausage Gravy and 1 serving of Biscuits