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In the United States, a biscuit is a variety of baked bread with a firm, dry exterior and a soft, crumbly interior. In Canada it sometimes also refers to this or a traditional European biscuit . It is made with baking powder as a leavening agent rather than yeast , and at times is called a baking powder biscuit to differentiate it from other ...
In Canada, the term biscuit can simultaneously refer to what is commonly identified as a biscuit in either the United Kingdom or the United States. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary describes each word in reference to the other; "biscuit" can mean "Brit. a cookie", whilst "cookie" can mean "N. Amer. a small sweet biscuit".
An Afghan is a traditional New Zealand [1] [2] [3] biscuit made from flour, butter, cornflakes, sugar and cocoa powder, topped with chocolate icing and a half walnut.The recipe [4] has a high proportion of butter, and relatively low sugar, and no leavening (rising agent), giving it a soft, dense and rich texture, with crunchiness from the cornflakes, rather than from a high sugar content.
The Anzac biscuit is a sweet biscuit, popular in Australia and New Zealand, made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter (or margarine), golden syrup, baking soda, boiling water and optionally desiccated coconut. [2] [3] Anzac biscuits have long been associated with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) established in World War I. [4]
The digestive biscuit is also used as a cracker with cheeses, and is often included in "cracker selection" packets. In the UK, McVitie's digestive is the best selling biscuit, with 80 million packs sold annually, [1] though there are many other popular brands (such as Cadbury’s) as well as supermarkets' own versions. [8]
An Empire biscuit (also known as Imperial biscuit, German biscuit and Belgian biscuit [1]) is a sweet biscuit originating in Scotland and popular in the North East of England. It is also popular in Northern Ireland , as well as Canada (particularly iconic in Winnipeg and Hamilton ).
The Garibaldi biscuit was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, the famous Italian general, revolutionary and leader of the struggle to unify the Kingdom of Italy, which finally was achieved in 1861. Garibaldi made a popular visit to South Shields in England in 1854, legend has it that he sat on two biscuits when meeting Joseph Cowen on this visit. [ 7 ]
Originally produced in the 19th century as a version of the ship's biscuit, water biscuits continue to be popular in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, with the leading brands (Carr's and Jacob's) selling over seventy million packets a year. [citation needed] Water biscuits are also popular in Chile. [2]