When I think about ultimate comfort food, one that instantly comes to mind is buttery, flaky biscuits smothered in rich gravy ...

Normally found in the refrigerated section of supermarkets, canned biscuits are pre-portioned discs of dough. Ready to bake right out of the tube, they require no mixing, kneading, or proofing.

Biscuits can take a beating. They get shoved into paper fast-food bags, drowned in sausage gravy and yanked from refrigerated tubes with a jarring pop. They’re the workhorses of the American ...