On Jun 7, 8:10 am, "theChas." > wrote:
> My last attempt at Biscuits & Gravy was another disaster.
> I'm getting tired of eating flour paste.
> I saved 3 T of bacon drippings for my base and very slowly added no more
> than 2 T of flour. Then the milk... still got the paste (and not that smooth
> either). I can't believe I'm such a dork I can't make a simple Beschamel
> sauce.
>
You need to stir and cook the flour and drippings for a while at
medium-low heat before adding the liquid. The flour will cook and the
"flour taste" will decrease.

I've found sausage to be better for "biscuits and gravy," than bacon,
incidentally. I always let the flour and drippings cook until it
starts to brown a little. The gravy still turns out mostly white
because of the amount of milk in it.

N.