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Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Biscuit with an Appalachian Twist!

Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Biscuit with an Appalachian Twist!

By Mona - Far From The Farm
September 23, 2025
Copycat McDonalds bacon egg and cheese biscuit made with Appalachian bacon-grease biscuits for a hearty, budget-friendly twist on this popular breakfast sandwich! 
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Makes: 8 Breakfast Biscuits
Approximate cost $8
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Assembling the Breakfast Biscuits 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 Breakfast Biscuits
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 biscuits - cooked
  • 8 slices of bacon
  • 8 eggs
  • 8 slices of American cheese
  • 4 tbsp bacon grease - for frying the eggs, substitute for any oil or fat you prefer

Equipment

  • Aluminum foil to line a baking sheet for cooking bacon
  • 2 baking / cookie sheets 1 for the bacon and 1 for the biscuits
  • Frying pan or skillet for cooking the eggs
  • spatula
  • Bread knife to slice your biscuits evenly

Method
 

  1. Start Baking Your Biscuits
    Fresh is best. I always use my bacon-grease biscuits, but if you’re short on time, canned buttermilk biscuits will work.
  2. Slice biscuits
    Once baked, halve the biscuits horizontally so you have a top and bottom ready to assemble. Set aside, keeping warm under a kitchen towel whilst you cook the bacon.
  3. Cook your bacon
    Lay bacon strips on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until crisp at 375oC.
    Oven-baked bacon cooks evenly, and it makes saving the grease easy for future recipes.
  4. Cook your eggs
    Fry eggs in a pan with a little bacon grease for flavor. We love them over easy, but scrambled or fried hard both work fine.
  5. Assemble sandwiches
    Place an egg on the bottom half of a biscuit, add a slice of cheese while the egg is hot so it melts, then top with a slice of bacon.
    Finish with the top half of the biscuit.
  6. Serve warm
    These sandwiches are best eaten right away with a hot coffee or glass of juice - enjoy!

Notes

 

Storage

  • Fridge: Store assembled sandwiches in a sealed container up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven at 300°F for best results.
  • Freezer: Wrap sandwiches individually in foil and freeze up to 2 months. Reheat straight from frozen in the oven until hot.
 

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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