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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jun 12, 2019
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Country gravy, also called sawmill gravy or white gravy, is a staple of hearty Southern cooking. It can be used as a creamy blanket for chicken fried steak or to accompany a plate of freshly baked biscuits at breakfast time. This recipe is a down-home classic that takes just 15 minutes to pull together.

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  • Everything tastes better with a little gravy on it: chicken, carrots, potatoes, noodles, burgers. This simple country gravy recipe from the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens makes it easy to smother your favorite meats and carbs with a heaping spoonful. Check out Betty’s collection of gravy recipes and learn to make it perfectly with instructions on how to make gravy.

Country Gravy

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 5
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    After removing cooked meat from skillet or pan, add oil to drippings in skillet. Stir in flour, scraping up brown particles. Cook over medium-high heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is light golden brown.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir in milk. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is boiling and thickened. If gravy is too thick, stir in more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency. Stir in salt and pepper.

Nutrition

35 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
3g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Tablespoon
Calories
35
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
90mg
4%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
3g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
2g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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