Biscuits!!!
Today I’m going to talk about something vitally important and close to my heart… biscuits! The following is a constructive analysis of my 5 favourite biscuits, weighing out their pros and cons.
Isn’t it obvious that I’m putting off doing something more important?
Number 5 - Custard Creams
These are plain biscuits with a layer of cream in the middle which isn’t too sickly sweet. I like the pretty pattern they have on the outside too. They are perfect when dunked in tea because they don’t immediately go soggy.
Number 4 - Bourbons
Similar construction to custard creams, but with chocolate biscuit and filling. These are also lovely dunked in tea. They do go a bit mank if left open though!
Number 3 - Oreos
I used to find it almost impossible to get these anywhere in the UK, now they seem to sell them all over the place. These are dark chocolate biscuits with a custard-cream-like filling. In the US, they make loads of different flavoured ones, and even ones with double the filling! They’re quite expensive though, so nice as a treat!
Number 2 - The Pink Wafer Biscuit
Incredibly addictive. The biscuit consists of layers of pink wafer, sandwiched between layers of vanilla. The problem is they are very very moreish and I often find myself feeling ill after demolishing an entire packet because they’re so sweet.. Dipping them in tea can result in a lot of soggy pink stuff at the bottom of the mug.
Number 1 - Chocolate Caramel Digestives
These are immense! They take the chocolate digestive template, but have an inner layer of caramel, which really complements the chocolate and the biscuit components.
…that was way too many big words!
Every friend I have introduced these to has become completely obsessed with them. Sometimes we’ll have conversations like this:
“do you want to come round for a cup of tea?”
“..mmm… naahh, I’ve got some really important..”
“I’ve got caramel digestives…”
“OOHH! OK!”
Because of the properties of the caramel, the biscuit does not tend to crumble as much as others, but the chocolate is very melty and sticky (especially when dunked). Mmmmmmmmm……
So, what are your favourite biscuits?
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March 16th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Love oreos… mmmmm….
And we always have a stock of normal chocolate digestive biscuits in the house, because my dad and gran love them
And those cream custard things you brought to the podcast recording were yummy!
March 16th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I can’t believe you left out jammy dodgers! *gasp*
March 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Caramel digestives are fantastic I agree. It can definitely hold its own against the impeccable custard cream when it comes to tea-dunking. The lacy golden caramel holds everything together as it should, to ensure a smooth dunking process.
Special recommendation for the sugary biscuits with raisen-y bits in them. I don’t know the name of them though.
“a bit mank”
haha
March 17th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Ewan, are you thinking of squashed fly biscuits? I think their real name is garry bauldie or something!
they are fantastic! And I may have reconsidered my top 5 if I’d remembered them
Rachael, Jammy Dodgers are amazing, but I really think the jam to biscuit ratio should increase!
March 20th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
YES!
Dear Burtons, please to put more jam in your jammy dodger.
March 21st, 2008 at 11:47 am
Fruit shortcake!
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