Big Batch Creamy Gravy for a Crowd Recipe

Big Batch Creamy Gravy for a Crowd Recipe

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