🌟 Why You’ll Love These Biscuits
✅ Flavor powerhouse – Bacon grease adds richness and smokiness butter can’t match
✅ Crisp outside, fluffy inside – Perfect biscuit texture
✅ Zero waste cooking – Uses leftover grease (no need to toss it!)
✅ Ready in 20 minutes – Faster than store-bought
✅ Perfect with gravy, jam, or eaten plain – Irresistible warm from the oven
This isn’t just a biscuit — it’s a taste of tradition.
🍞 Old-Fashioned Bacon Grease Biscuits
Serves 8–10 | Prep: 10 min | Bake: 12–15 min | Total: ~25 min
🛒 Ingredients
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tbsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt (adjust if your grease is salty)
¼ tsp black pepper (optional, for savoriness)
⅓ cup (76g) bacon grease, chilled (not melted!)
¾ cup (180ml) buttermilk, cold
🔥 Pro Tip: Save clean, unburnt bacon grease in a glass jar in the fridge — it keeps for months!
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1️⃣ Prep & Preheat
Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together:
Flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt and pepper
3️⃣ Cut in the Bacon Grease
Add chilled bacon grease to the dry mix.
Use a pastry cutter, fork, or fingers to work it in until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs with pea-sized lumps.
❄️ Why chilled? Cold fat creates steam pockets when baking = flakier biscuits!
4️⃣ Add Buttermilk
Make a well in the center and pour in cold buttermilk.
Stir gently with a fork until a shaggy dough forms — don’t overmix!
5️⃣ Knead & Shape
Turn dough onto a floured surface.
Gently knead 3–4 times to bring together.
Pat into a ¾-inch thick circle (~7 inches wide).
Use a biscuit cutter (or glass) to cut straight down — no twisting!
6️⃣ Bake to Golden Perfection
Place biscuits on the baking sheet, touching slightly for soft sides (or spaced for crisp edges).
Bake 12–15 minutes, until golden brown on top.
7️⃣ Serve Warm
Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter (optional but divine).
Serve immediately while hot and flaky.
🍽️ Serving Ideas:
Split and slather with honey or apple butter
Serve alongside fried chicken or sausage gravy
Dunk into soup or chili
🌈 Variations & Pro Tips
🧀 Cheesy Twist: Fold in ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar before shaping
🌶️ Spicy Kick: Add ¼ tsp cayenne or diced jalapeños to the dough
🌱 Vegetarian? Use roasted garlic-infused olive oil + smoked paprika (but it won’t be the same!)
🧊 Make-Ahead Magic: Freeze unbaked biscuits on a tray, then store in a bag. Bake from frozen (+2–3 mins)
🥛 No Buttermilk? Mix ¾ cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar; let sit 5 mins
🧠 Why Bacon Grease Works So Well
High smoke point + flavor depth = richer taste than butter alone
Solid at room temp = behaves like shortening in pastry
Creates flakiness – Melts in heat, creating airy layers
Waste-not wisdom – Turns “leftover” into luxury
It’s not just nostalgia — it’s smart, soulful cooking.
❤️ Final Thought: More Than a Biscuit — It’s a Legacy in Every Bite
These Old-Fashioned Bacon Grease Biscuits aren’t about impressing guests with perfection. They’re about warmth. About the way someone says, “Can I have one more?” before the first batch is gone.
They’re proof that some of the best things in life come from simple ingredients, saved scraps, and a willingness to cook like our grandmothers did — with resourcefulness, flavor, and heart.
So next time you fry bacon…
Don’t pour that grease down the drain.
Save it.
Use it.
And bake something unforgettable.
Because great biscuits — like great memories — are made with a little fat, a lot of love, and zero regrets. 💛