Southern sausage biscuits are a classic comfort food in the Southern U.S.—simple, hearty, and incredibly satisfying. At their core, they’re made of flaky buttermilk biscuits stuffed with savory sausage patties (and sometimes cheese, eggs, or gravy).
Here’s a straightforward way to make them at home:
🧾 Ingredients
For the biscuits:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp cold butter (cubed)
- ¾–1 cup buttermilk
For the sausage:
- 1 lb ground breakfast sausage (or seasoned ground beef if needed)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the biscuits
- Preheat oven to 220°C (425°F).
- Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- Add buttermilk and mix just until dough forms.
- Roll or pat out dough and cut into rounds.
- Bake 12–15 minutes until golden.
2. Cook the sausage
- Shape sausage into small patties.
- Cook in a skillet over medium heat until browned and fully cooked.
3. Assemble
- Slice biscuits in half.
- Place sausage patty inside.
- Optional: add cheese, egg, or a spoon of gravy.
🔥 Popular variations
- Sausage, egg & cheese biscuit – breakfast favorite
- Biscuits & sausage gravy – topped with creamy peppered gravy
- Spicy version – use hot sausage or add chili flakes
💡 Tips
- Keep butter cold for flaky biscuits.
- Don’t overwork the dough—it keeps them soft.
- You can freeze biscuits and reheat later.
If you want, I can give you a version adapted to ingredients commonly available in Pakistan (easy swaps for buttermilk and sausage).