COUNTRY BREAKFAST BOWL

COUNTRY BREAKFAST BOWL
This was a favorite breakfast of mine, growing up on my grandparents’ farm, and a favorite of my ‘adopted’ daughters when they were little.
Serves 4 (Unless you’re a teenager or a very hungry adult, then it only serves 2…LOL)

Ingredients:
1 small (5 count) can jumbo buttermilk biscuits, baked as directed on can, then split and buttered. (Or you can whip up a batch from scratch, but mine aren’t very good, so I let the Dough Boy do the hard part)
6-8 eggs, scrambled & cooked to your liking
1 recipe Bacon Cream Gravy (see below)

Directions:
Break warm biscuits into bite sized pieces, divide evenly between four soup/cereal bowls. Next, divide the eggs evenly between the bowls on top of the biscuit pieces. Top with Bacon Cream Gravy, and enjoy!

Bacon Cream Gravy
Ingredients:
8 slices bacon, fried crisp & crumbled into “bits” (of course you can use more if you really LOVE bacon)
4 tablespoons bacon drippings
4 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 – 2 cups milk (less for thicker, more for thinner)
2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
salt and pepper, heavy on the pepper
A shake (or two!) of garlic powder ( YES, GARLIC POWDER! It really makes the gravy taste a lot better.)

To make gravy:
Put drippings in a skillet over med-high heat. When hot, whisk in the flour until well blended; cook & stir constantly for 3-4 minutes, until bubbly & light golden brown. Add milk & spices, whisking constantly; cook & whisk until the gravy comes to a rolling boil and thickens; add bacon pieces, whisk in the cream if using, remove from heat & serve.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST BOWL

Serves 4 (Unless you’re a teenager or a very hungry adult, then it only serves 2…LOL)

Ingredients:
1) 1 small (5 count) can jumbo buttermilk biscuits, baked as directed on can, then split and buttered. (Or you can whip up a batch from scratch, but mine aren’t very good, so I let the Dough Boy do the hard part)
2) 6-8 eggs, scrambled & cooked to your liking
3) 1 recipe Bacon Cream Gravy (see below)

Directions:
Break warm biscuits into bite sized pieces, divide evenly between four soup/cereal bowls. Next, divide the eggs evenly between the bowls on top of the biscuit pieces. Top with Bacon Cream Gravy, and enjoy!

Bacon Cream Gravy
Ingredients:
8 slices bacon, fried crisp & crumbled into “bits” (of course you can use more if you really LOVE bacon)
4 tablespoons bacon drippings
4 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 – 2 cups milk (less for thicker, more for thinner)
2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)
salt and pepper, heavy on the pepper
A shake (or two!) of garlic powder ( YES, GARLIC! It really makes the gravy taste a lot better.)

To make gravy:
Put drippings in a skillet over med-high heat. When hot, whisk in the flour until well blended; cook & stir constantly for 3-4 minutes, until bubbly & light golden brown. Add milk & spices, whisking constantly; cook & whisk until the gravy comes to a rolling boil and thickens; add bacon pieces, whisk in the cream if using, remove from heat & serve.