Bojangles has mastered the art of the perfect Southern biscuit, creating fluffy, buttery masterpieces that have become legendary across the South. These tender biscuits with golden, butter-brushed tops represent everything we love about authentic Southern comfort food. The secret lies in using just four simple ingredients and a technique that creates irresistible layers of flaky goodness.
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What makes Bojangles Biscuits so cravable?
One bite of these tender, fluffy biscuits with their butter-drenched, perfectly golden tops may ruin all other biscuits for you. Sorry. But when you can make this four-ingredient, easy copycat Bojangles Biscuits recipe right in your kitchen, you can’t complain too loudly.
The Bojangles Biscuits come together in minutes and never fail to impress the family or guests. Serve these authentic Southern biscuits alongside your favorite meal, or make them the star of the show with just a touch of honey or jam.
Bojangles Biscuits ingredients and why they are essential
For this copycat Bojangles Biscuits recipe, you’ll need:
- White Lily self-rising flour – the key to these biscuits. Do not substitute with ordinary all-purpose flour. White Lilly self-rising flour not only has the baking soda and salt necessary for the biscuit to rise correctly, but since the flour is made from winter wheat, it has a lower amount of gluten, giving the biscuits a more tender texture.
- Vegetable shortening – coats the flour better than butter. This further reduces the amount of gluten and helps to create the classic layers of a great Southern biscuit.
- Buttermilk – pulls everything together into a dough. More importantly, the acidity reacts with the baking soda in the White Lilly self-rising flour to create the rise, giving the biscuits an authentic tang.
- Melted unsalted butter – adds richness and gives the biscuit’s top a nice crust and a beautiful golden-brown color.
How to make Bojangles Biscuits
To prepare these biscuits:
- Preheat the oven to 475°F.
- Work the White Lily self-rising flour and vegetable shortening together in a large mixing bowl until it resembles coarse cornmeal. You can use a pastry cutter or your hands.
- Pour a half-cup of buttermilk into the bowl and gently stir. When the liquid is absorbed, add another half-cup of buttermilk and stir. Repeat one more time with the remaining buttermilk. Try not to overmix the dough.
- Flour a clean work surface and turn the dough onto it.
- Flatten the biscuit and form it into a rough, thin rectangle.
- Fold the dough in half several times to create the layers in the biscuits. Then, pat the dough out to about three-quarters of an inch thick.
- Press a three-inch biscuit cutter into the dough to cut out rounds. Do not twist.
- Place the rounds on a baking tray. For softer sides, lay them out so the sides touch. Leave some room for crisper sides.
- Brush the tops of the biscuits with half of the melted butter.
- Bake the biscuits for 12–15 minutes until they rise and the tops lightly brown.
- Remove the biscuits to a wire rack and brush the tops with the rest of the melted butter.
- Serve the biscuits warm.
What to serve with these Southern biscuits
Check out these great ways to use Bojangles Biscuits:
Sausage Gravy. It isn’t easy to imagine a heartier breakfast than Sausage Gravy served over homemade biscuits. It’s the meal that can power you through even the toughest morning and keep you satisfied even if you miss lunch. This version is inspired by the classic Sausage Gravy served at Bob Evans restaurants. The recipe blends creamy, gussied-up Sawmill Gravy with mild breakfast sausage. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it is oh-so delicious.
Sawmill Gravy. If Sausage Gravy is too much for you in the morning, then Sawmill Gravy is a great alternative. This bechamel-style sauce is made with bacon grease instead of butter for a unique flavor. It’s perfect over copycat Bojangles Biscuits, or you can ladle it over Chicken Fried Chicken for an authentic Southern meal.
Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich. You can one-up Chick-fil-A by serving their amazing sandwich on a biscuit. The buttery richness of a biscuit helps to tame the heat of the chicken patty, and the pickle rounds add a bit of tang to round out the flavor. A Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich built on a biscuit may be the ultimate hack.
Storage & Reheating Instructions
- Freezing: Wrap cooled biscuits individually in foil, then place in freezer bags for up to 1 month. Thaw overnight at room temperature before reheating.
- Room Temperature Storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days at room temperature. Let cool completely before wrapping.
- Reheating Method: Wrap individual biscuits in aluminum foil and warm them in a 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes until heated. Avoid microwaving as it makes them tough.
More copycat biscuit recipes
- Church’s Biscuits
- Cracker Barrel Biscuits
- Dunkin Stuffed Biscuits
- KFC Biscuits
- Popeyes Biscuits
- Red Lobster Biscuits
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Bojangles Biscuits Easy Copycat Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups White Lily self-rising flour do not substitute another brand
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475°F.
- Place the flour and vegetable shortening in a large mixing bowl. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, work the shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add the buttermilk, stirring just until the dough comes together—be careful not to overmix.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently pat it into a rectangle. Fold the dough over itself several times to create flaky layers. Then gently pat it out to about 3/4-inch thickness.
- Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits, taking care not to twist the cutter. Place the biscuits close together on a baking sheet for softer sides or spaced apart for crispier edges.
- Brush the tops with 2 tablespoons of melted butter and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush with another 2 tablespoons of melted butter.
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