Mom's Country White Gravy

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups bacon fat
• 0.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups whole milk , at room temperature, or more if needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Melt bacon fat in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook, whisking continuously until the roux becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Gradually whisk 4 cups of milk into the flour mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.

4. 4

   Cook and stir until gravy is heated through and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes, adding more milk if gravy is too thick.

5. 5

   Serve hot on a biscuit.