For my vegan biscuits and gravy, I make homemade tempeh sausage and spelt flour biscuits. The tempeh sausage brings loads of flavor, and the biscuits are fluffy, yet hearty. If you're not vegan, or don't care for meat substitutes, you still need to check out those biscuits!
Author: Alison's Allspice
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients
8 oz block tempeh, crumbled or diced
¼ cup water
2 TBS neutral flavored oil (such as canola), or vegan butter
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp each: onion powder, ground cumin, ground sage, and black pepper
2 TBS soy sauce or tamari
1 tsp maple syrup
½ tsp liquid smoke
Gravy
3 TBS all purpose flour
2 cups non-dairy milk (I used soymilk)
¼ tsp each: salt and black pepper
Biscuits
½ cup whole grain spelt flour (2 oz)
¼ cup all purpose flour (1 oz)
1¼ tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
⅓ cup non-dairy milk (I used soymilk)
2 tsp neutral flavored oil (such as canola)
Instructions
In a medium skillet, add tempeh, water and 1 TBS oil. Cover and bring to a simmer. Let the tempeh steam until the water evaporates.
Meanwhile mix together remaining 1 TBS oil (or melted vegan butter), garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, sage, black pepper, soy sauce, maple syrup, and liquid smoke.
After the tempeh is steamed, mix in the soy sauce mixture. Let this cook, stirring frequently over medium low heat until the tempeh start to brown.
To make the Gravy, mix 3 TBS flour into the tempeh sausage. Let the flour cook in the skillet with the tempeh for about 1 minute.
Whisk in non-dairy milk, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil, uncovered. Reduce heat and simmer gravy for 5 minutes or until thickened. Gravy will continue to thicken as it cools.
Biscuits
Preheat oven to 425 F.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine spelt flour, all purpose flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Mix together non-dairy milk and oil in a liquid measuring cup. Pour into flour mixture and stir until just combined.
Drop spoonfuls of biscuit dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. You can make 2 large biscuits, or 4 small. Use oiled fingers to pat dough down into a disk no taller than 1 inch.
Bake in the preheated oven 10-12 minutes for small biscuits, or 12-15 minutes for large biscuits.
Assemble
Cut biscuits in half and arrange on plates. Cover each biscuit with gravy, and serve hot!
Recipe by Alison's Allspice at https://www.alisonsallspice.com/vegan-biscuits-and-gravy/