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A Southern Breakfast
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A Southern Breakfast

20 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
A Southern Breakfast

Breakfast doesn’t get any more down-home than this: fluffy scrambled eggs; salty ham with coffee-infused red-eye gravy; creamy, cheesy grits and tender, flaky buttermilk biscuits. Coordinating all of the components will bring out your inner short-order cook. Read the entire recipe before you begin, so all the steps go smoothly.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1499
Calories
88g
Protein
70g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 6 Tbs. chilled unsalted butter, plus more for serving
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 3/4 cup old-fashioned white hominy grits, preferably stone-ground
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 5 Tbs. unsalted butter
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 smoked ham steak, about 1 1⁄4 lb.
  • 3/4 cup brewed coffee
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream or whole milk
  • 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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