Chocolate gravy (for biscuits)

[SharonDee]

I made this for my breakfast today. The grownup way of eating is to take hot biscuits, open them on your plate, and pour the chocolate gravy over them.

Me, I eat 'em the kids' way: Crumble the biscuits into a bowl and pour the gravy over that.

Chocolate Gravy

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons self-rising flour
1 heaping tablespoon cocoa powder
2 cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Mix the dry ingredients well. Stir in water. Boil mixture until it thickens. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

Pour over hot biscuits.

[Leesifer]

Sharon, please explain biscuits to me.

For me, biscuits are something you dunk in your tea/coffee. (Cookies).

[SharonDee]

I wondered if that would come up, Lees. Here's what I mean:


'Course, the ones I had were fluffier.

And:

[freemonkey]

I cannot begin to tell you how much I want to have chocolate gravy and biscuits right now. Thanks alot.

[Leesifer]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

I cannot begin to tell you how much I want to have chocolate gravy and biscuits right now.

Me too! They look delicious.

[viscousmemories]

This sounds really weird!

[SharonDee]

Originally Posted by freemonkey

I cannot begin to tell you how much I want to have chocolate gravy and biscuits right now. Thanks alot.

Oh, don't thank me!

[SharonDee]

Originally Posted by viscousmemories

This sounds really weird!

You, sir, were clearly not raised right.

[Leesifer]

Originally Posted by SharonDee

Pour over hot biscuits.

I just noticed this.

[ChuckF]

My grandmother used to make this. I haven't tasted it in a long time, and now I really crave it.

[beyelzu]

i have never had chocolate gravy and being a southerner i had always assumed that i had tasted virtually every known gravy in civilization.

but now i see that i needs to try me some chocolate gravy.

[JoeP]

Originally Posted by SharonDee

I wondered if that would come up, Lees. Here's what I mean:


'Course, the ones I had were fluffier.

And:

Those look like scones. I thought American biscuits were more like dumplings, or Yorkshire pudding. Anyone know both and can advise?

Chocolate biscuits:


McVities milk chocolate digestive from www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com:

[ChuckF]

American biscuit = scone (more or less)

Now, PROPER American biscuits (from the South) have so much butter and fat in them that they could never be mistaken for a scone. Also, you generally don't get American biscuits with things in them like you get raspberry scones and whatnot.

[Anastasia Beaverhausen]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

American biscuit = scone (more or less)

Now, PROPER American biscuits (from the South) have so much butter and fat in them that they could never be mistaken for a scone. Also, you generally don't get American biscuits with things in them like you get raspberry scones and whatnot.

Maybe I should reconsider my thoughts about leaving the south, if those Yankees don't have warm, fluffy biscuits.

[epepke]

Originally Posted by JoeP

Those look like scones. I thought American biscuits were more like dumplings, or Yorkshire pudding. Anyone know both and can advise?

They're not, really. I've made scones, American biscuits, and Yorkshire pudding, and there's a difference.

American biscuits (sometimes known as drop biscuits) are a quickbread with a very liquid batter (though not as liquid as pancakes). They're very short (fatty) and fluffy.

[pescifish]

FWIW, the biscuits I've gotten in California are the same type as the biscuits I've gotten in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. I've never had a drop biscuit during any of my visits to the south; I've always had the kind that are rolled and cut.

My mom used to make drop biscuits, though. They used the same sort of dough, only a little wetter than the rolled stuff.

buttermilk biscuit (rolled)