Recipes and Cooking Apple Buttermilk Biscuits with Sausage-Cider Gravy Be the first to rate & review! If biscuits and gravy are already your favorite brunch food, just wait until you try our fall-inspired twist on the classic recipe. Apple-dotted biscuits coated with a homemade gravy filled with apples and juicy sausage might just be your new favorite breakfast. By Colleen Weeden Colleen Weeden As a food expert, Colleen Weeden has written extensively for Better Homes & Gardens. From airfryer tips to advice on how to poach an egg, she shares her passion for food with practical, easy-to-follow tips. She has also contributed to Midwest Living magazine. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on September 9, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 25 mins Bake Time: 12 mins Total Time: 37 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 biscuits, 6 cups gravy Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ cup butter, cut up ¼ cup shortening ½ cup finely chopped apples 1 ¼ cup buttermilk 1 pound bulk pork sausage 2 medium apples, cored and chopped (2 cups) ½ cup chopped onion 2 ½ cup milk ½ cup apple cider ⅛ teaspoon black pepper Chopped fresh thyme, parsley, and/or sage Directions Preheat oven to 450°F. In a large bowl whisk together the 3 cups of the flour, the sugar, baking powder, 1 tsp. of the salt, and the cinnamon. Use a pastry blender to cut the butter and shortening into the flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the 1/2 cup finely chopped apples. Add buttermilk. Use a fork to stir until just moistened. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead gently 10 to 12 strokes until nearly smooth. Pat or gently roll to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut with a floured 2 1/2 inch round cutter. Reroll scraps. Arrange 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. Meanwhile, In an extra-large skillet cook sausage, the 2 cups chopped apples, and the onion over medium-high until sausage is browned. Stir in the 1/4 cup flour. Add milk, cider, the remaining 1/4 tsp salt, and the pepper. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Split biscuits while warm. Spoon gravy over biscuits. Sprinkle with herbs. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 388 Calories 20g Fat 38g Carbs 12g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 388 % Daily Value * Total Fat 20g 26% Saturated Fat 9g 45% Cholesterol 50mg 17% Sodium 699mg 30% Total Carbohydrate 38g 14% Total Sugars 10g Protein 12g Vitamin C 1.7mg 9% Calcium 174mg 13% Iron 2.1mg 12% Potassium 309mg 7% Fatty acids, total trans 1g Folate, total 69.5mcg Vitamin B-12 0.6mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.