Classic American Diner-Style Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe
Imagine a flaky, buttery biscuit cradling hearty sausage gravy, its comforting aroma and rich flavors promising a nostalgic journey through American diner history with every bite.
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Sausage Gravy & The Loveless Café – Southern Soul on a Plate
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy is a dish that tastes like Sunday morning in the South. Warm, crumbly biscuits smothered in rich, peppery sausage gravy—it’s the breakfast that doesn’t apologize. A comfort food classic with humble roots, this hearty plate once fueled farmers and travelers alike.
While versions of biscuits and gravy can be found in diners across the country, the dish is a mainstay in Southern kitchens and roadside cafés. It’s filling, inexpensive and deeply satisfying.
One legendary stop along U.S. Route 100, just off the Natchez Trace Parkway near Nashville, is the Loveless Café, opened in 1951. Originally a small roadside motel and eatery, the Loveless became famous for its biscuits—fluffy, buttery and baked from scratch. Their sausage gravy, poured generously over a fresh biscuit, earned them a spot in countless road trip guides and on the tables of stars and locals alike.
Though the motel closed long ago, the café remains, serving over 10,000 biscuits a day. That’s a lot of hungry travelers and a whole lot of gravy.
Today, when you make biscuits and sausage gravy at home, you’re not just cooking—you’re continuing a tradition. The simplicity of the ingredients hides the heart behind the dish: warmth, hospitality and a love of good food made right.
Serve it up with coffee and let the day unfold slowly—like any respectable diner breakfast should.
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Classic American Diner-Style Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Recipe
Ingredients
Biscuits
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 6 tablespoons Unsalted Butter cold and cubed
- 3/4 cup Whole Buttermilk cold
Sausage Gravy
- 1 pound Mild or Spicy Breakfast Sausage
- 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 2 1/2 cups Whole Milk
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Biscuits
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- In a large bowl, whisk 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in cold buttermilk. Stir just until dough comes together.
- Turn dough onto floured surface. Gently pat to 1-inch thickness. Fold once or twice.
- Cut out biscuits.
- Place biscuits close together on baking sheet.
- Place in preheated oven and bake 12 - 14 minutes until golden.
Sausage Gravy
- While biscuits are baking, cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking into crumbles until browned.
- Sprinkle in 1/4 cup flour. Stir and cook 1 - 2 minutes to form a roux.
- Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened, 5 - 7 minutes.
- Taste. Season with black pepper and salt, to taste.
Serve
- Split warm biscuits. Spoon sausage gravy over top.
- Serve immediately, hot.
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