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Any of you ever had chocolate gravy
Paula Deen has a good recipe, you should try it some time.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, plus more for pan
- 1 cups buttermilk
- 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
- Chocolate gravy, recipe follows
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in the shortening with a fork until it looks like cornmeal. Add the buttermilk, a little at a time, stirring constantly until well mixed.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 2 or 3 times. Roll out the dough with a floured rolling pin to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough into circles with a 2-inch cutter.
Place the biscuits in a greased iron skillet. Gently press down the top of the biscuits. Brush the biscuits with half the melted butter and bake for 14 minutes or until golden brown. Brush the hot biscuits with the remaining butter. Split the biscuits in half and ladle Chocolate Gravy over the hot biscuits.
Chocolate Gravy:
- 1/3 stick butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 2 cups whole milk
Heat butter in a cast iron skillet over low heat. Mix in sugar, flour and cocoa. Slowly pour 1 cup of milk into the skillet and whisk well to remove lumps. Whisk in remaining milk, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, being careful not to scorch. Serve hot over biscuits.
Re: Any of you ever had chocolate gravy
Do you add anything extra to the dish, like fruit? Or just as is?
Have you used the chocolate gravy on anything else?
Is the consistency similar to a fondue? Maybe creamier?
Sorry for a million questions, just curious.
I've only ever had it on biscuits. It goes with a big country meal. You know, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, gravy, chocolate gravy, grits, oatmeal, fresh fruit, the whole nine...
I imagine it would be quite tasty on fruit, but it's hot (and meant to be served hot)
You could serve it with bananas, strawberries, and scones and I bet it would be tres tasty. It's creamy, it wouldn't stand on a fork, but it wouldn't run off immediately like milk or water. It's more thick than that... maybe like a yogurt texture?