About
If you're a lover of biscuits and gravy plus melty cheese, boy oh boy, are you in for a magnificent morning meal! Buttermilk Breakfast Bake combines all of those tasty, hearty things into one big baking dish to create a feast you'll be feigning for. The fluffiest buttermilk biscuits get soaked in a creamy, sausage-filled gravy and then it all gets coated in some gooey cheddar cheese. How could your sunrise get any better?! Buttermilk Breakfast Bake always makes for the best days!
Ingredients
- 1 (7.5-ounce, 10-count) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- red pepper flakes, to taste, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Coat a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 -Line the biscuits in a single layer into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Step 4 -In a skillet, add the sausage and cook, while crumbling, until it is no longer pink.
Step 5 -Sprinkle 3/4 of the cooked sausage over the biscuits and sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.
Step 6 -In a large bowl, add the eggs and the heavy cream and whisk well.
Step 7 -Pour the egg-cream mixture over the cheese layer.
Step 8 -In the same skillet over medium-low heat, add the half-and-half, the butter, the flour, the salt, and 1 teaspoon of the black pepper and whisk to combine. Cook, whisking frequently, until it is bubbling, thick, and smooth, about 5 minutes.
Step 9 -Add the remaining cooked sausage to the gravy and stir to combine.
Step 10 -Pour the sausage gravy over the biscuit mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Step 11 -Bake the breakfast bake until it is bubbly and the center is set, about 30 minutes.
Step 12 -Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and let the breakfast bake stand, about 5 minutes.
Step 13 -Serve the breakfast break, sprinkled with the extra black pepper and the red pepper flakes.
