It is interesting that these soft biscuits are common to Guernsey, and that the term biscuit as applied to a soft product was retained in these places, and in America, whereas in England it has completely died out. The differences in the usage of biscuit in the English speaking world are remarked on by Elizabeth David in English Bread and Yeast Cookery. The soft bread is called a biscuit in North America, and the hard baked goods are called biscuits in the UK. The modern Italian baked goods known as biscotti (also meaning "twice-cooked" in Italian) most closely resemble the Medieval Latin item and cooking technique.Īs the English language developed, different baked goods ended up sharing the same name. The word "biscuit" itself originates from the medieval Latin word biscoctus, meaning "twice-cooked". Early hard biscuits ( United States: cookies) were derived from a simple, storable version of bread. Main article: Biscuit Earlier history Īmerican English and British English use the same word to refer to two distinctly different modern foods. The long development over time and place explains why the word biscuit can, depending upon the context and the speaker's English dialect, refer to very different baked goods. īiscuits developed from hardtack, which was first made from only flour and water, with later first lard and then baking powder being added.
Like other forms of bread, a biscuit is often served with butter or other condiments, flavored with other ingredients, or combined with other types of food to make sandwiches or other dishes.īiscuits, soda breads, cornbread, and similar breads are all considered quick breads, meaning that they do not need time for the dough to rise before baking. 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 types.
In the United States and Canada, a biscuit is a variety of baked bread with a firm, dry exterior and a soft, crumbly interior.
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