National Biscuit Day

National Biscuit Day is a chance to celebrate the humble biscuit. You might be surprised to hear that biscuits are recorded as an essential source of nutrition to many different people and civilisations throughout history. 

Biscuits are not a modern invention and originated as a way of making flour and other ingredients last longer so that they could be taken on long journeys. They were a staple on long sailing expeditions for the Ancient Egyptians and kept many a Roman soldier energised during their conquests of different lands. 

Here are some biscuit recipes for you to enjoy!

Lemon & Elderflower Shortbread

Ingredients

Plain Flour

Caster Sugar

Butter

Lemons

Icing Sugar

Whole Milk

Elderflower Cordial

Lemon Curd

White Chocolate

Chocolate Biscuit

Ingredients

Self-raising Flour

Cocoa Powder

Unsalted Butter

Caster Sugar

Raspberry & Almond Shortbread

Ingredients

All-purpose Flour

Unsalted Butter

Granulated Sugar

Almond Extract

Seedless Raspberry Jam

Powdered Sugar

Ginger Biscuit

Ingredients

Butter

Golden Syrup

Self-raising Flour

Ground Ginger

Crystallised Ginger

Bicarbonate of Soda

Demerara Sugar

Light Muscovado Sugar

Egg