Close to McVitie's Digestive Biscuits

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"Traditional British biscuits, digestives can also be served buttered or with cheese. For a sweeter biscuit, brush one side with melted semisweet chocolate after baking."

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Close to McVitie's Digestive Biscuits Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat flour	1 tablespoon rolled oats 4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour	4 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder	4 tablespoons milk

Instructions for Close to McVitie's Digestive Biscuits

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. Mix in the oatmeal. Cream together the butter and the sugar and add to mixture. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a thick paste.
3. Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth. Roll out dough to approximately 1/8" thickness. Cut into rounds with cookie cutter about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Transfer to cookie sheets and prick with a fork.
4. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until golden. Let cool on wire rack. Store in an airtight tin.

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ollien

I'm right here looking for digestive biscuit recipes and fortunately came cross this. I love this biscuit very much and will try this recipe. thanks for sharing it...
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posted Dec 12, 2007 by ollien

mhdichard

This comes close to McVittie's. Choose a whole wheat pastry flour to avoid the sometimes bitter taste of regular whole wheat flour.
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YES, I would make this recipe again.
Active Time: 15 min; Start-to-Finish: 40 min
posted May 29, 2007 by mhdichard

princessfiona

[I made edits to this recipe.]
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Active Time: 15 min; Start-to-Finish: 35 min
posted Feb 21, 2006 by princessfiona

princessfiona

This comes close to McVitie's. Choose a whole wheat pastry flour to avoid the sometimes bitter taste of regular whole wheat flour.
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YES, I would make this recipe again.
Active Time: 15 min; Start-to-Finish: 35 min
posted Feb 21, 2006 by princessfiona

promfh

I remember these fondly from our trip to Ireland. Now we can have proper tea and biscuits at home. Thanks for sharing.
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YES, I would make this recipe again.
Active Time: 20 min; Start-to-Finish: 45 min
posted Feb 18, 2006 by promfh

princessfiona

This comes close to McVittie's. Choose a whole wheat pastry flour to avoid the sometimes bitter taste of regular whole wheat flour. [I posted this recipe.]
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