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Biscuits & Gravy substitute?

eskimowayneeskimowayne
in Food Preparation

Hey friends - I have grown up eating Homemade Biscuits & Gravy. My mother always made the best recipe (jimmy dean sausage, white flour & milk for the gravy and big biscuits and scrambled eggs); it has been a family tradition and recipe since I was born. Now that I have gone raw I was wondering if anyone knew how to get a close substitute for B&G? I'd love to see if I can make my family a healthy substitute? Cheers.

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  • have_merseyhave_mersey Raw Newbie

    I make it vegan without soy products, however I haven't figured a good way of doing it raw because..well, all my bread attempts thus far have been wretched.

    As for the cooked Vegan: Coconut oil seasoned with hot (though you can use regular) paprika, crushed pepper (my grinder has green, RED {important that}, white, and black peppercorns-makes all the difference), a small small amount of sage, salt (sausage has quite alot of that ingredient), then the flour, and I use coconut milk (because it is thicker and richer and mum always said to use 1/2 and 1/2), with a little rice or hemp milk added. The wholegrain biscuits are done just like any other recipe only with oil or vegan shortening. Most times I do leave the milk out of the biscuit recipe because I use so much in the gravy and it's just going to be under the gravy anyway. :)

    I don't know if that helps at all seeing that there are no measurements and you wanted raw. But one step healthier is better than nothing. :)

  • wichtenwichten Raw Newbie

    this is a tough one... I dont know if a raw version is really gonna work. Ive made some raw 'scrambles' before and they just havent wowed me.

    If you want a healthier version, www.happyherbivore.com has a mostly fat free recipe for vegan biscuits and gravy and oil-free tofu scramble. It looks awesome.

  • SuasoriaSuasoria Raw Newbie

    Okay, I'm just making this up, and it may be crazy, but: thinly slice some fennel and marinate it with sun-dried tomatoes in some water. This gives you the flavor of sausage. You can mince it together and maybe dehydrate it a bit.

    Use almond meal to make up some dry, neutral-tasting 'cakes.' This is the biscuit. I like the seasoning suggestions from have_mersey.

    Juliano's cookbook has a pretty good gravy recipe although it's SALTY.

  • eskimowayneeskimowayne

    wow. that is a very creative recipe. thanks a lot for your ideas. much appreciated.

  • have_merseyhave_mersey Raw Newbie

    I forgot about fennel. I have fennel seed and I should probably add it to my spice blend when making B&G. MM.

  • bethd2934bethd2934 Raw Newbie

    Thinking this gravy might work with some fennel seeds and sage ground up in it as well, and maybe leave some of the mushroom pieces in it for texture...and a raw vegan bread recipe could sub as the biscuit... http://thehealthyfamilyandhome.com/creamy-mushroom-sauce/

    I have made this bread before and it is delicious....thinking this would work with the gravy over it! http://nouveauraw.com/raw-recipies/artisan-breads/onion-cheese-bread/

    ClaireT
  • ClaireTClaireT Raw Master

    I think I just found some of what I will be eating next week! Thank you for posting the links, Bethd! They look scrumptious. 

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