Saturday, March 22, 2008

West Virginia Breakfast favorite! Deer Gravy and Biscuits

Biscuits and Deer Gravy
A hunter's must have breakfast!
Gravy
Ingredients:
Aprox. 1 pound Deer, cubed
Depending on the season substitutions of squirrel and possum can be made!
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion salt
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 cup cooking oil or melted lard
2 cups of milk
1 cup of water
Directions:
Cover meat in flour
Brown in oil using a large cast iron skillet or teflon skillet lacking a cast iron one.
Add the rest of the flour and brown with meat.
More oil may be needed to keep mixture moist.
Add two cups milk, 1 cup water and seasonings.
Bring to boil, stirring constantly. You may add more water to desired thickness; We like it creamy.
Biscuits
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup oil
1 and 1/2 cups of Milk
Directions:
Blend together flour, baking powder and oil until mixture is crumbly.
Add cups milk
Shape biscuits by hand or with cutter.
Place on cookie sheet and bake for aprox. 12 minutes.

Dish the gravy over them there biscuits and you're ready to go a huntin!

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