Food and Recipes Entertaining Ideas & Tips 29 Biscuit Recipes That Belong At Every Southern Table This bread basket staple will take you from breakfast to dinner. By Kimberly Holland Kimberly Holland Kimberly Holland is a writer and editor with 15 years of experience in food, lifestyle, health, and nutrition content. She has been published in Southern Living, Real Simple, Allrecipes, EatingWell, Cooking Light, and other publications. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 20, 2024 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis A recipe that Mama keeps under lock and key? Her beloved homemade biscuits. We understand that it's simply hard to beat Mama's warm, fluffy biscuits, but with these all-star biscuit recipes, we're certainly up to the task. A biscuit is the perfect Southern breakfast food, ready to be filled with everything from eggs and bacon to fresh fruit jam. With the right biscuit recipe on hand, these homemade breads can easily make their way to the table for any meal. When you start with the add-ins, these biscuits get even more delicious. From sweet Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls to savory Cheddar Biscuits, you certainly will impress guests by baking a batch of these buttery biscuits. We might be biased, but we strongly believe that these tasty biscuit recipes belong at every Southern table. 01 of 29 Egg In A Biscuit VICTOR PROTASIO; FOOD STYLING: RUTH BLACKBURN; PROP STYLING: LYDIA PURSELL Eggs and bacon just got an upgrade with this fun biscuit recipe. Cut out the center of each biscuit before baking to make a space for the bacon and egg. Bonus: The cut out dough makes mini biscuits! Get The Recipe 02 of 29 Drop Biscuits Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox In just 30 minutes, you can have a dozen of warm, tender, and slightly crisped biscuits on the table. Use cold butter to get the right consistency. With low effort yet tasty flavor, we know you'll dream about these cloud-like biscuits for days. Get The Recipe 03 of 29 Chicken-And-Biscuit Pot Pie Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Christina Brockman Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall While we love a flaky-crusted pot pie, our biscuit topped version is an easy favorite. Skip fiddling with the rolling pin and use your favorite store-bought biscuits to top this weeknight-friendly dish. Get The Recipe 04 of 29 Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox Cinnamon adds warm flavor. Raisins are juicy and tart. The biscuits are buttery and rich. And everything is brought together by a vanilla-rich glaze. This biscuit is the perfect combination of spice and sweet, buttery and flaky. Get The Recipe 05 of 29 Buttermilk Drop Biscuits Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos There's more than one way to make biscuits and it isn't always the perfectly cut ones. These drop biscuits make the ideal savory side to any meal. Get The Recipe 06 of 29 Sweet Potato Biscuits Micah A. Leal The combination of sweet potatoes and buttermilk makes for a hard-to-beat fluffy biscuit that tastes even better when served with a generous amount of honey and butter. Even though the recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sweet potato, the biscuits only have a hint of its flavor making them as good with breakfast as in the dinner bread basket. Get The Recipe 07 of 29 Biscuit Cinnamon Sweet Rolls Alison Miksch Take your biscuit game to the next level with this go-to breakfast treat that's better than the bakery. This recipe will have homemade cinnamon rolls on the table in under an hour. Get The Recipe 08 of 29 Deluxe Buttermilk Biscuits With Sage Brown Butter Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely While these deluxe buttermilk biscuits look impressive, they only take 30 minutes of hands-on time to make. Brown butter gives them an added nutty flavor and the shape makes for extra-defined, flaky layers. Get The Recipe 09 of 29 Biscuits-and-Gravy Skillet Recipe Jennifer Causey Biscuits and gravy, but make it a one-skillet meal. Creamy, comforting sausage gravy forms the bottom of this dish, and pillow biscuits rise on top. Get The Recipe 10 of 29 Pumpkin-Buttermilk Biscuits with Crispy Ham and Honey Butter Victor Protasio; Propr Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox Step into the fall season with these pumpkin-flavored biscuits. The canned vegetable puree lends a beautiful orange hue and savory flavor while honey butter brings in a hint of sweetness and ham adds a salty finish. Get The Recipe 11 of 29 Biscuit-Bowl Biscuits Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Ivy Odom shares her family's one-bowl biscuit recipe. Their biscuit style? Lightly crunchy on the outside, but soft and tender inside. Start to finish you'll have warm biscuits on the table in just 30 minutes. Get The Recipe 12 of 29 Bacon-and-Cheddar Skillet Biscuit Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Skip the fuss of kneading and cutting—just make one big biscuit that everyone will love. Each wedge is layered with bacon, cheddar, and chives. Get The Recipe 13 of 29 Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuits Will Dickey Look no further. After trying hundreds of recipes, these no-fail buttermilk biscuits were named the best by our Test Kitchen. Each buttery layer is perfection. Get The Recipe 14 of 29 Blueberry Biscuits Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox Just when we thought buttermilk biscuits couldn't get any better, blueberries entered the picture. The fruit adds a hint of sweetness and bursts of flavor in each bite. Get The Recipe 15 of 29 Ham Biscuits Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Delicate enough to melt in your mouth, but sturdy enough to hold a mountain of deli meats, this recipe can be made and frozen up to two weeks in advance. Get The Recipe 16 of 29 Fried Chicken Biscuits with Rosemary Hot Honey Skyler Burt One way to make classic biscuits even better? Sandwich fried chicken and honey in the middle for a sweet and savory snack. Get The Recipe 17 of 29 Blackberry-Lime Drop Biscuits Greg Dupree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner Drop biscuits are beloved for their no-fuss nature. These will be even more adored for their dash of sweetness and brunch-perfect presentation. Get The Recipe 18 of 29 Biscuits-and-Gravy Casserole Southern Living This family-style biscuits and gravy casserole just made breakfast a whole lot easier. Use your favorite store-bought brand of biscuits or whip up a homemade batch. Get The Recipe 19 of 29 Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler Alison Miksch Our favorite biscuit-topped casserole is finished with loaded bacon drop biscuits. Whether on busy weeknights or holidays, this dinner will please any crowd. Get The Recipe 20 of 29 Sausage Gravy Casserole with Cheddar-Cornmeal Biscuits Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall This breakfast classic just got an upgrade and the star of the show? Cheddar-Cornmeal Biscuits. Best of all, this dish is made to be frozen so you'll always have this comfort meal on hand. Get The Recipe 21 of 29 Angel Biscuits Emily Laurae If you're wondering how this recipe got its name, it's because they're a match-made-in-heaven combination of light, yeasty dinner rolls and grandma's flaky buttermilk biscuits. Get The Recipe 22 of 29 Parmesan-Herb Angel Biscuits Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Add these cheesy, well-seasoned biscuits to your holiday spread, but don't count on there being any leftovers. Get The Recipe 23 of 29 Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Buffy Hargett This cozy, weeknight dinner takes chicken pot pie to a new level. Bacon and cheddar loaded biscuits make for the perfect crust. Get The Recipe 24 of 29 2-Ingredient Biscuits Dotdash Meredith Food Studios When the biscuit craving strikes and you don't have the time to make grandma's homemade recipe or have any store-bought biscuits on hand—turn to this two-ingredient version. With just self-rising flour, heavy whipping cream, and 25 minutes, you'll have a freshly baked dozen ready to go. Get The Recipe 25 of 29 Beef Stew with Cheddar Biscuits Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox These cheesy biscuits serve as the perfect companion to hearty stew. And while you can change out ground beef for ground turkey, we recommend sticking to mild cheddar for this dish. Get The Recipe 26 of 29 Apple Butter Cobbler with Drop Biscuits Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Thanks to drop biscuits, your new favorite fall cobbler couldn't get any easier. For the best flavor, use a mix of tart and sweet apples. Get The Recipe 27 of 29 Sausage-and-Spinach Breakfast Casserole with Cornmeal Biscuits Photographer: Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist: Missie Neville Crawford This savory breakfast bake wouldn't be complete without the cheesy cornmeal biscuits atop. Get The Recipe 28 of 29 Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Southern Living If there's one Southern breakfast staple we'll never tire of, it's a plate full of classic biscuits and gravy. Get The Recipe 29 of 29 Cornmeal Angel Biscuits Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Ginny Branch Stelling; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall One bite of these delicate biscuits and you'll be hooked. Cornmeal gives them a subtle cornbread flavor while they're light and airy like a dinner roll, but buttery and flakey like a buttermilk biscuit. Get The Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit