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Abernethy biscuit
Scottish digestive-style butter biscuits with an optional caraway accent.
About Abernethy biscuit
Abernethy biscuits are Scottish digestive-style biscuits associated with Dr John Abernethy and documented from the 1820s. Scottish Scran's selected recipe stays close to the familiar butter-biscuit form, with optional caraway seeds.
Butter and caster sugar give the biscuits a gently sweet, rich flavour. Caraway, when included, adds the distinctive warm, aromatic note associated with the original biscuit style.
The thin round biscuits are firm and pale golden, with a crisp, crumbly texture between a digestive biscuit and shortcake. Their pricked surface gives them the traditional plain-biscuit appearance.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Abernethy biscuit
Scottish Scran's classic Abernethy biscuits.
- Plain flourBiscuit base
- Baking powderLeavener
- SaltSeasoning
- Unsalted butterBiscuit fat
- Caster sugarSweetener
- Caraway seedsOptional aromatic · Optional_component · Optional
- EggBinder
- MilkDough liquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Plain flour:
- Baking powder: . Exact supplier formula is unspecified.
- Salt:
- Unsalted butter:
- Caster sugar:
- Caraway seeds (optional): . The source explicitly marks caraway optional while identifying it as the biscuit's distinctive traditional flavour.
- Egg:
- Milk:
Origins & food traditions
The source presents a named classic Scottish version and traces the biscuit to the 1820s. This profile preserves its optional caraway branch rather than implying every Abernethy biscuit includes the seeds.
Countries
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Scottish
- Scottish cuisineCatalogue link pending review
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