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Easy Homemade Biscuit Recipes

Biscuits are a recipe I learned, wearing a too-big apron, and sitting on a stool at my Grandma's kitchen counter. The aroma of those biscuits baking in Grandma's cast iron pan was only matched by putting a hot biscuit in my mouth for the first time. Unforgettable.

I've spent most of my adult life trying to emulate the fluffy biscuits with flaky layers that I first ate in Grandma's kitchen, and I feel that I'm finally there. Join me as I continue to build my collection of the best biscuits you'll ever put in your mouth!

Traditional Biscuits

  • top view of a container of buttermilk biscuit mix next to a tray of baked biscuits.
    Buttermilk Biscuit Mix (Homemade Bisquick)
  • Everything cream cheese biscuits on a sheet pan with more cream cheese, smoked salmon and capers on the side.
    Everything Bagel Cream Cheese Biscuits
  • Easy yogurt biscuits on a parchment lined sheet pan.
    Easy Yogurt Biscuits
  • Large cat head biscuits on parchment paper.
    Cathead Biscuits
A stack of buttermilk biscuits on parchment paper.

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

If you're new to biscuit-making, this classic recipe is the best place to start! Watch along as I make them with my friends at PIX11 News!

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Cheesy Biscuits

  • Crispy Cheddar Biscuits on a platter.
    Cheddar Biscuits with Crispy Cheese Skirt
  • closeup of gruyere biscuits with bacon and chives next to a dish of scrambled eggs.
    Gruyère Biscuits with Bacon and Chives
  • square pic of cheddar chive biscuit.
    Cheddar and Chive Biscuits
  • Easy cheddar bay biscuits on a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
    Easy Cheddar Bay Biscuits
  • A side view of a stack of jalapeno cheddar biscuits.
    Flaky Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits
  • ham and swiss biscuits on a sheet pan.
    Ham and Swiss Biscuits
Sliced biscuit cinnamon roll.

Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls

When you add other flavors to your biscuits, your personality shines. You might fill your biscuits with fruit or cheese and chives or turn your biscuits into cinnamon rolls without yeast.

The possibilities are endless!

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Savory Breakfast Biscuits

  • ham and swiss biscuits on a sheet pan.
    Ham and Swiss Biscuits
  • A spoonful of biscuits and gravy breakfast casserole made with drop biscuits.
    Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Casserole
  • multiple biscuit eggs benedict with country gravy on a green platter.
    Biscuit Eggs Benedict with Country Gravy
  • Chicken Fried Steak Biscuit with country gravy with a fried egg on a white plate.
    Chicken Fried Steak Biscuits with Country Gravy
closeup of sausage gravy on a biscuit on a speckled white plate.

Biscuits & Gravy

Biscuits are the hallmark of Southern cooking, whether ultra flaky or rustic drop biscuits. They are deliciously served with gravy, beside eggs, and with a piece of chicken fried steak nestled in their soft crumb.

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5 Ingredients or Less

  • Fluffy homemade biscuits on parchment paper.
    Simple Homemade Biscuits (made with Milk)
  • Two ingredient biscuits on parchment paper.
    2-Ingredient Biscuits
  • Image of a dozen vegan biscuits on parchment paper.
    3-Ingredient Vegan Biscuits
  • 5 ingredient cream biscuits on a sheet pan.
    5 Ingredient Cream Biscuits

More Biscuits

  • My Grandma's Fluffy Cast Iron Biscuits
  • High-Protein Sausage and Cheese Biscuits
  • Easy Sour Cream Biscuits
  • Make-Ahead Leftover Biscuit Breakfast Bake
  • No-Yeast Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken Biscuit
  • Sausage Egg and Cheese Biscuit Sandwich
  • Easy Pumpkin Pie Spice Biscuits (without Pumpkin)
  • Quick and Easy Biscuits (with your Food Processor)
  • Peach Biscuits
  • Glazed Blueberry Biscuits
  • Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake
  • Strawberry Biscuits with Vanilla Glaze
  • Cacio e Pepe Biscuits
  • Blackberry Peach Cobbler
  • Fluffy Drop Biscuits (Using Melted Butter)
  • Small Batch Buttermilk Biscuits for Two
  • Large Batch Freezer Biscuits
  • Biscuits and Gravy
  • Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
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