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Ingredients
- 8 ounces breakfast sausage
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cayenne pepper
Method
- Cook sausage in a large skillet, stirring and breaking up into small crumbles. I prefer the "Seriously Bold" version of a popular brand, but choose your sausage according to your taste, as this will create the character of your sausage gravy.
- Remove sausage to a stack of paper towels on a large plate, retaining the sausage grease in the skillet. Add butter to skillet until melted, then stir in flour until blended to create a roux.
- Gradually add milk, 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup at a time, allowing the mixture to thicken and bubble before adding the next round of milk. Repeat until you have one cup of milk remaining.
- Once the mixture is thick again, season with salt, ground pepper, and cayenne pepper. I use 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, but season to your taste.
- Continue to stir until it thickens, then add maple syrup and sausage and continue stirring in the rest of the milk. Once it is thick and bubbling, reduce heat to a low simmer and cook for 30-40 minutes, stirring slowly throughout. You can add a bit more milk if it thickens too much.
- Serve over hot split biscuits.
