21 Biscuit Recipes That Belong At Every Southern Table

This bread basket staple will take you from breakfast to dinner.

By

Kimberly Holland

Updated on August 19, 2024

Southern Living Cream Cheese Biscuits — Photo:
Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

We understand that it's simply hard to beat Mama's warm beloved homemade 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 from breakfast and brunch to dinner.

Clever and tasty add-ins make these biscuits get even more delicious: from sweet Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls to savory Cheddar Biscuits, impress guests by baking a batch. We might be biased, but we strongly believe that these tasty biscuit recipes belong at every Southern table.

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2-Ingredient Biscuits

Southern Living 2 Ingredient Biscuits on a cooling rack to serve — 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.

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Cream Cheese Biscuits

Southern Living Cream Cheese Biscuits — Greg Dupree; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen

Cream cheese doesn't just add tanginess to biscuits—it also adds a unique combination of moisture and fat that creates a more tender, fluffy biscuit than those enriched with butter alone. It's just one of many best kept biscuit baker's secrets.

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Cinnamon-Raisin Biscuits

Southern Living Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits on a serving board — 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.

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Biscuit-Bowl Biscuits

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.

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Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuits

Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit on a plate with jam and butter — 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.

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Drop Biscuits

Southern Living Drop Biscuits ready to serve with butter — 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.

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Chicken-And-Biscuit Pot Pie

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.

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Egg In A Biscuit

Eggs in biscuits on baking sheet with spatula and a egg in a biscuit on a plate with mixed greens — 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!

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Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

Buttery Chive-and-Mustard 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.

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Sweet Potato Biscuits

Southern Living Sweet Potato Biscuits after baking ready to serve — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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.

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Biscuit Cinnamon Sweet Rolls

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.

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Biscuits-and-Gravy Skillet Recipe

Biscuits-and-Gravy Skillet — 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.

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Blueberry Biscuits

Southern Living Blueberry Biscuits in a basket to serve — 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.

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Ham Biscuits

Buttermilk Biscuits with Ham — 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.

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Biscuits-and-Gravy Casserole

Biscuits-and-Gravy Casserole Image — 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.

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Chicken-and-Biscuit Cobbler

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.

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Sausage Gravy Casserole with Cheddar-Cornmeal Biscuits

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.

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Angel Biscuits

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.

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Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits

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.

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Apple Butter Cobbler with Drop Biscuits

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.

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Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

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.

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