Big Batch Creamy Gravy for a Crowd

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 min
Servings: 25
Yield: 25 servings

Description

This vegetarian gravy recipe made with butter, flour, and milk works well in a gravy fountain and is a brunch crowd-pleaser with biscuits.

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 quarts milk
1 cup half-and-half
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring

Directions

1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and whisk until smooth, at least 2 minutes. Slowly add milk, whisking continuously until mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes.
2 Stir half-and-half into the saucepan; season with salt and pepper. Add liquid smoke. Cook and stir until gravy is smooth and slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes more.