Southern Sausage Biscuits

A recipe from Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition

This recipe provides all the details necessary for baking light and fluffy biscuits filled with a juicy sausage patty.

Sausage Biscuits on pan.

Ingredients:

  • 54 each Biscuit, 2oz. grain, dough, frozen
  • 54 each Sausage, breakfast patty, chicken, turkey or pork, precooked, ready to eat, frozen
  • 54 sprays Pan spray, butter flavored

Steps:

DAY PRIOR TO SERVICE:

  1. Place sausage patties in an even layer on parchment lined sheet pans sprayed with pan spray.
  2. Store panned sausage patties, covered, in the cooler overnight to allow sausage to thaw.
  3. Hold at 41°F or below.

    Allowing the sausage to thaw the day prior to service shortens the cooking time. The sausage also bakes juicier with better flavor.

BAKING BISCUITS:

  1. Place frozen biscuit dough, with sides touching on sheet pans lined with parchment paper and sprayed with pan spray.
  2. Each full sheet pan will hold 54 biscuits (6x9).

    Keep biscuits frozen until baked.

  3. Bake biscuits until golden brown at 350°F for 15 -20 minutes.
  4. Biscuits must be cooked the day of service to ensure texture, flavor, and appearance.

SAUSAGE INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Cook sausage at 350°F for 8 minutes.
  2. Cook to 135°F or higher.

ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE:

    No bare hand contact with ready to eat food.

  1. Assemble Sausage Biscuits by placing one sausage patty in each biscuit.
  2. Spray the tops of the buns with pan spray. This creates a nice shine.
  3. It is important to assemble the Sausage Biscuit for service to meet customer expectations.

  4. Wrap biscuits in foil, place in wax bag or place in foil bag for service.
  5. Hot hold until service.
  6. Hold at 135°F or above.

Recipe Details

Meal Components:

Grain (G) icon
Grain (G)
Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA) icon
Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA)

Crediting Information

  • 2 oz. eq Grain (G)
  • 1 oz. eq Meat/Meat Alternate (M/MA)

HACCP Category:

Process #2 (Same Day)

Yield:

54

Portion Size:

1 sausage biscuit

Nutrition Information:

Nutrient Amount Unit
Calories: 252 cal
Saturated Fat: 6.1 g
Total Fat: 10.6 g
Sodium: 564 mg

Additional Recipe Photographs

Place biscuits with sides touching for baking