Digestive Biscuits

Name: Digestive Biscuits
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g Wholemeal Flour, Whole wheat; 75g Light Brown Sugar; 1 tsp Baking Powder; 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda, baking soda; 1/2 tsp Salt, fine; 115g Unsalted Butter, cold and diced; 60ml Milk

These crunchy, lightly sweet Digestive Biscuits are a comforting homemade take on the classic tea-time treat. Made with hearty wholemeal flour and a hint of brown sugar, they bake up golden and slightly crumbly — perfect for dunking or spreading with jam. Simple to make and satisfying to snack on, they’re a lovely recipe to keep on hand.

These crunchy, lightly sweet Digestive Biscuits are a comforting homemade take on the classic tea-time treat. Made with hearty who... Show more

Traditional British Recipe

Health Grade

D- · Occasional

Rating

4.2

Time

40 min

Price

0,24 €

Calories

252 kcal

vegetarian

easy

kid friendly

comfort food

Method

Heat the oven

Heat your oven to 180° C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Mix the dry ingredients

In a large bowl, combine the Wholemeal Flour, Light Brown Sugar, Baking Powder, Bicarbonate of Soda, and Salt. Add the cold, diced Unsalted Butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like fine sandy crumbs and no large butter pieces remain.

Bring together the dough

Pour in the Milk a little at a time, stirring just until the mixture comes together into a soft dough. Stop as soon as you can press it into a ball; overmixing will make the biscuits tough.

Roll and cut

Turn the dough out onto a lightly dusted work surface and roll it to about 5 mm thick. Cut out rounds, rerolling the scraps once, then place them on the prepared tray with a little space between each biscuit. Prick each round a couple of times with a fork for the classic digestive look.

Bake the biscuits

Bake for 12-15 minutes until the biscuits are pale golden and the edges are just turning deeper brown. If your oven bakes unevenly, rotate the tray halfway through.