Still We Rise: A Love Letter to the Southern Biscuit with Over 70 Sweet and Savory Recipes

Still We Rise is a tribute to the glories of flour, butter, and buttermilk baked tall, tender, and flaky. Erika Council is the founder and head baker of the renowned Bomb Biscuit Company in Atlanta, Georgia. The granddaughter of legendary soul food chef Mildred (Mama Dip) Council and a teacher and activist who cooked and baked to make stronger the civil rights movement, Erika knows all concerning the power of the persistent biscuit.

Here, Erika has perfected traditional biscuit varieties alongside inventive new creations. Her recipes connect readers to stories of the circle of relatives, friends, and Southern culinary icons who instilled in her a love of baking.

Through over 70 distinctive recipes for biscuits, spreads, sandwiches, and a convenient home biscuit mix as a way to have you ever whipping up fluffy biscuits and bis-cakes in minutes, Erika takes us on a journey through Black excellence, resilience, and heritage within the American South. Step into her world and experience her classic Bomb Buttermilk Biscuit, the lightest Angel Biscuits, and new favorites like Corn Milk Biscuits, The whole thing “Bagel” Biscuits, Hominy Honey Butter, and the Glori-Fried Chicken Biscuit Sandwich, (plus a mind-blowing Cinnamon Sugar and Pecan Biscuit).