Loaded Breakfast Biscuits

What You Need

The filling is flexible, which is one of the reasons I like this recipe. One 8-count can makes 6 jumbo breakfast biscuits, so you’ll have 2 biscuits left over to bake separately according to the package directions. For one batch I use:

• 1 can flaky-layer biscuits, 8-count
• 5 large eggs, beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper — reserve a small amount for brushing the biscuit tops
• Shredded cheese, to taste
• Cooked breakfast sausage, chopped ham, cooked bacon, or a combination, to taste
• Cooking spray

Use a Jumbo Muffin Pan

This recipe is made in a jumbo 6-cup muffin pan, not a standard muffin pan. Grease the pan well before assembling the biscuits. Split 6 flaky biscuits in half horizontally and press one half into the bottom of each muffin cup.

Layer the Filling

After the bottom biscuit layer is in place, I add the fillings in this order. Season the 5 beaten eggs with salt and pepper before adding them. The exact amount of meat and cheese is really up to you — I use enough to make them hearty without packing the cups too full. One thing to watch: the bottom biscuit will rise while baking, so keep the top biscuit roughly level with the top of the jumbo muffin cup before baking. If the cups are overfilled, the filling can push out as the biscuits rise.

• Breakfast meat
• Shredded cheese
• Beaten egg
• A little more meat
• A little more cheese
• Remaining biscuit half on top

Top and Bake

Once the top biscuit halves are in place, brush them lightly with the reserved beaten egg. Bake at 375°F for 15–17 minutes, until the biscuit tops are golden and the eggs are cooked through. Let the breakfast biscuits cool before removing them from the pan.

Make-Ahead Breakfast

I let the breakfast biscuits cool completely before storing them. Once cool, I wrap each one individually in parchment paper and keep them in the refrigerator. For breakfast, we unwrap one and give it a quick warm-up in the microwave. They are especially handy on school mornings or any morning when making breakfast from scratch is not happening — the same reason I keep our overnight sausage breakfast casserole in the rotation.

Easy Ways to Change Them Up

The filling is easy to change based on what you have. The basic method stays the same. If we have a slower morning, our family cinnamon rolls are the other breakfast we come back to, and you can find more of what we cook on the kitchen page.

• Sausage + cheddar
• Bacon + cheddar
• Ham + cheese
• Sausage + bacon
• A combination of all three meats