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If we're going to make fun of spotted dick, we can throw this one in, too... (lemmynsfw.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cookies are cookies, my transatlantic friend. Biscuits are a separate category

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wait, really? Okay, what's the actual definition of biscuit, then?

From the context that I've experienced, I suspect it's basically what we would call a "crispy cookie," but please do go on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Fucked if I know the exact definition tbh. Biscuits are more crumbly, cookies are more moist and generally have other things added to them, like chocolate chips or m&ms. I just know a biscuit when I see it. Your biscuits look more like savoury scones but I can't say I've had the opportunity to try

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure we just lump your biscuits in with the umbrella definition of "cookie" and some of them are just harder than others. As for our biscuits, I have the same problem that I've never had a scone, so I also remain pretty sure that scones are what I'd call sweet/non-savory biscuits...but I'm also not sure.

The ingredients for American biscuits: flour, butter, baking powder, and milk.

EDIT: trying to make them in places outside the American South can be more complicated than the recipe indicates, though. I read an article a couple of years ago, where someone dug into the problem of why biscuits aren't very good when they're made outside the American South. Apparently, the hardness of wheat flour (which I didn't even know was a thing) is different, in different flour producing regions, and only the softer flours produce good biscuits.

This explains why they're a regional thing. It also explains why I, as a Texan, have had such mixed luck, with biscuits sometimes turning out perfectly, but other times turning out way too dense and horrible. Apparently, we get both types of flour here, and they are not labeled according to which one is the biscuit flour and which one is the bread/roll flour.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We do make them in several ways, you guys will probably be more familiar with the high tea scone but here is a (more complicated) savoury scone recipe which seems pretty biscuitty https://vintagekitchennotes.com/parmesan-chive-scones/#tasty-recipes-12290-jump-target

Also a sweet scone recipe which is generally used for high tea https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/classic-scones-jam-clotted-cream

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Interesting. I'll have to see if I can figure out which of these hard vs soft flour types y'all have over there, so I'll know if they'll come out correctly. It's surprisingly difficult to ascertain, especially since I've forgotten the terms that one article used to describe the situation.