Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

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GroupXZ
GroupXZ Posts: 196 Member
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I have to have a healthy recipe! I am from the south and I feel as if I am going through withdraws. Well, I really miss deep fried fish... YUM! I gave it up because I cannot look at greasy food the same anymore.

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  • chrissytrivette
    chrissytrivette Posts: 9
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    Use whole wheat biscuits and turkey sausage. You can make the biscuits from scratch or Pillsbury makes a wheat biscuit in a can! You can't tell a difference at all! I make biscuits and gravy almost every weekend.
  • SweetSammie
    SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
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    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE00034

    This is a recipe I have used for a biscuit topping on a Chicken Pot Pie.

    My other recommendation is to use whole wheat PASTRY flour... it will make the biscuits lighter.

    Using Fat Free Evaporated milk in the gravy will make it super creamy.
  • grumpytroll
    grumpytroll Posts: 48 Member
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    What are biscuits? In Scotland biscuits are something I dunk in my cup of tea lol. Can you describe them?
  • SweetSammie
    SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
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    Sort of like a savory scone, but fluffier.
  • grumpytroll
    grumpytroll Posts: 48 Member
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    Ahh I think this is the equivalent of our " dough balls" that we have with our mince n tattles . I love threads like this lol x
  • PeggyWoodson
    PeggyWoodson Posts: 337 Member
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    I have to have a healthy recipe! I am from the south and I feel as if I am going through withdraws. Well, I really miss deep fried fish... YUM! I gave it up because I cannot look at greasy food the same anymore.
    I'm from Louisiana. How about you? I do miss some of my Cajun cooking but my thought on that is this. I'll have it again one day, just not today.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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    Google "biscuit scone difference" and you'll get lots of discussion as to whether American biscuits are essentially different from British scones.
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit

    The wiki answer to the US/UK biscuit difference.

    Biscuits in the US= Savoury scone in UK.

    US Term for UK biscuit= cracker/cookie
  • lbigham1
    lbigham1 Posts: 132
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    I have to have a healthy recipe! I am from the south and I feel as if I am going through withdraws. Well, I really miss deep fried fish... YUM! I gave it up because I cannot look at greasy food the same anymore.
    I'm from Louisiana. How about you? I do miss some of my Cajun cooking but my thought on that is this. I'll have it again one day, just not today.

    Excellent way to look at it!
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
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    Bisquit... quick bread. No yeast.
  • Charismasme2
    Charismasme2 Posts: 118 Member
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    I've been to Ireland, and the difference in what we call things to what you do is significant. A biscuit here is a flour, butter or shortening, baked bread, your biscuit to us is called a cookie...LOL
  • _Iffer_
    _Iffer_ Posts: 13
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    I agree with alot of people, wheat flour and fat free milk, plus go light on the sausage. you can still have fried fish, just fry it in a healthy oil like, olive oil and remember portion control! With portion control you don't have to deny yourself anything!
  • Rick_SH
    Rick_SH Posts: 71 Member
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    I'm from South Carolina living in Ohio now. I miss biscuits and gravy too but I mainly gave it up due to the unhealthiness factor. Thanks for the suggestions on using whole wheat biscuits, turkey sausage and low fat evaporated milk. I'm gonna try that this weekend. Thanks ya'll. :-)
  • GroupXZ
    GroupXZ Posts: 196 Member
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    Yes, thank you!
  • Karren188
    Karren188 Posts: 101 Member
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    grumpytroll -- I think this is what she's talking about ... I'm from the south, and this is the flour I've always used to make "from scratch" biscuits. I'm giving them up (at least for now) until I get a handle on my weight loss.

    http://www.marthawhite.com/cooks_corner/southern_biscuits.aspx

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