Garlic Biscuits and Bacon Gravy
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These Garlic Biscuits and Bacon Gravy make for a cozy, hearty breakfast packed with classic Southern flavors. Fluffy, garlic-infused biscuits are layered with rich homemade bacon gravy and crispy bacon slices for a deliciously satisfying bite.
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Southern Biscuits
Warm biscuits, country-style gravy… hard to believe something this good counts as breakfast. But hey, that’s the South for ya!
These garlic biscuits and bacon gravy may take a little TLC, but that’s the fun of it. Don’t be intimidated by making your own biscuits either! Everything here is super straightforward. Once you take a bite, you’ll see it’s SO worth it.
We’re talking melt-in-your-mouth Southern biscuits with a light and fluffy texture, topped with freshly cooked crispy bacon strips and a big dollop of country bacon gravy. I could eat these all day, every day!
If you need some other biscuit recipes in your life, check out: Biscuits and Gravy Tater Tot Casserole, 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe, Southern Strawberry Shortcake, Easy Chicken and Dumplings With Biscuits, and Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings.
Simple Ingredients
- Self-rising flour
- Heavy cream
- Granulated garlic
- Bacon
- All-purpose flour
- Whole milk
- Salt and black pepper
Easy Substitutions
No need to stress if you’re missing a couple of things here! Don’t have self-rising flour or granulated garlic? I’ve got you! To make self-rising flour, just mix 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and half a teaspoon of salt per cup of all-purpose flour. And if you’re out of granulated garlic, you can easily substitute it with garlic powder.
Make Garlic Cheddar Biscuits Instead!
I get it, cheddar makes everything better! For garlic cheddar biscuits, add ⅓ cup of shredded parmesan cheese or cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh chives to the biscuit dough.
How to Make Garlic Biscuits and Bacon Gravy
1. Cook your bacon strips in a small skillet. When cooked to your liking, place them on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease before rinsing the skillet and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and garlic. Then add in cream and stir until it forms a stiff dough.
3. Next, pour the dough out onto a floured surface and press it into a ball with your hands. Press the dough out flat, then bring it into a ball again. Repeat this four times to knead.
4. Once it’s all kneaded, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about ½-inch thickness. Then grab a biscuit cutter or a glass jar dipped in flour and cut out the biscuits.
5. Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet and bake at 450°F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on top.
6. Now add the bacon grease to the small skillet with the AP flour. Stir over medium heat until the flour is browned.
7. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the milk. Stir constantly until the gravy thickens and no lumps remain, about 7-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Tip: This gravy is meant to be a little thicker than usual in order to be able to smear the biscuits with it.
8. To assemble the biscuits, cut each biscuit in half and top it with freshly cooked bacon strips and a smear of thick bacon gravy. Serve warm and enjoy!
Here’s an idea! Instead of serving the slices of bacon separately, another option is to crumble bacon into little bits and mix them into the gravy for extra flavor!
Ways to Serve Your Biscuits and Bacon Gravy
These yummy biscuits with bacon gravy would make a delicious appetizer or breakfast option. For the ultimate breakfast sandwich, add a fried egg and a slice of cheese to the mix.
You can also enjoy the biscuits as a side dish alongside hearty mains like Creamy Root Vegetable Soup, Alabama Camp Stew (a.k.a Brunswick Stew), or Crock Pot Chili.
Bacon gravy isn’t just for biscuits either, it’s also fantastic over waffles, toast, fried potatoes, or mashed potatoes. Don’t knock it til you try it!
Storage
You can store leftover drop biscuits in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature for up to 3 days. I like to reheat them in the oven or air fryer.
As for the bacon gravy, you can store leftovers in an airtight container or a mason jar in the fridge for up to 4 days. I recommend reheating them on low heat on the stove top. You might need to add a touch more milk if it’s too thick, but see how ya go!
Ingredients
Garlic Biscuits
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1.5 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Bacon Gravy
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
To Make Bacon Grease
- Cook the bacon strips in a small skillet, then place them on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon grease before rinsing the skillet. Set aside.
To Make Garlic Biscuits
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and garlic. Add in cream and stir until it forms a stiff dough.2 cups self-rising flour, 1.5 cups heavy cream, 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- Pour the dough out onto a floured surface and press it into a ball with your hands.
- Press the dough out flat and then bring it into a ball again. Repeat this four times to knead.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out to 1/2-inch thickness.
- Using a biscuit cutter or a juice glass dipped in flour, cut out the biscuits.
- Place on a greased baking sheet and bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on top.
- Remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter if desired.
To Make Bacon Gravy
- Place the bacon grease in a small skillet and add the flour. Stir over medium heat until the flour is browned.2 tablespoons bacon grease, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Reduce the heat to low and whisk in milk. Stir constantly until gravy thickens and no lumps remain (about 7-8 minutes).1 cup whole milk
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.salt and black pepper to taste
- To assemble the biscuits, cut each biscuit in half and top it with freshly cooked bacon strips and a smear of thick bacon gravy. Serve warm.
Mmmmmmmmmm I love bacon, biscuits and gravy. This gravy sounds a bit different than I have had but I will have to try this!! I know my mom made biscuits and gravy a lot when we were growing up. She had to stretch the groceries to fill up 6 kids.
After reading your recipe for bacon gravy I may have the information to make what my husband has always asked me to make for him. His mother made something called egg gravy and it contained grease from fried meat, such as bacon, and finely chopped scrambled eggs. He says it was so so good. I must try this recipe and he should be a happy guy. Thank you so much for all your recipes. With much appreciation, another Southern gal.
Oh please report back because I know exactly what he is talking about! I’ve always seen the recipe with finely chopped boiled eggs though, and served over thick slices of toast. I keep wanting to post it, its a dear favorite of mine, but I haven’t figured out how to make it look “pretty”!
I think these need to be my supper this evening!!! YUM!
This was just gravy at home, we only named the gravy if it was made with anything other than bacon grease. Mom made it in two styles, brown gravy which was thinner, she used water, or white, which was thick and sometimes had milk, thst was usually what she made for biscuits and gravy.
It snowed here yesterday, not a lot, but it is cold, my car door quit closing, wzs not happy, took ghe car in for fixing, held the door shut by using a load binder, (what would I do without those) through the windows, but it was not warm driving with both windows open. Then to see this recipe and remember years ago, it was like getting a warm hug.
My honey loves biscuits and this looks like a wonderful Valentine breakfast for him. He will be impressed cause I never make biscuits before. Please keep your fingers crossed for me. I hope I can wait until then to try this out.
Thanks!
This sounds WONDERFUL!
Deb Weaver
I hope you get the chance to try them soon Deb!!