"When we think of Southern cuisine, we usually associate it with comfort foods. This is certainly the case for Southern biscuits. Many Southern meals wouldn't be complete without a side of them. They're a fun conversation piece, as each person or household has their preferred method of making them. Some use buttermilk, while others are staunch believers in lard, and a few will prefer round over square."
"When made well, biscuits are buttery, flaky, fluffy, and a satisfying vehicle to soak up sauce with. That's why biscuits and gravy are the perfect pairing. But there are so many other things you can don your biscuits with that it would be a shame to stop at gravy. Once you play around with different ingredients to serve with your biscuits, you'll find out that there are so many delicious possibilities beyond the traditional toppings."
"Freshly baked, still-warm biscuits can be good with just butter. This heavenly combo is definitely not anything new, but when something is so good, why change it? Well, for those who do want all the joys of having buttered biscuits but with a little something extra, compound butter is the way to go. Compound butter may sound pretty fancy, but it's actually an incredibly simple thing."
Southern biscuits are classic comfort foods with many regional variations in ingredients and shape, including buttermilk or lard and round or square forms. Well-made biscuits are buttery, flaky, and fluffy, perfect for soaking up sauces and traditionally paired with gravy. Biscuits also pair well with a wide range of savory and sweet toppings, offering creative possibilities beyond traditional accompaniments. Compound butter combines softened butter with spices, herbs, garlic, or aromatics and can be easily made at home. Examples include sage butter or garlic-and-cayenne butter to add herbaceous or spicy notes that transform biscuits.
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