English Digestives (Cut into Fish Biscuits!)
I saw this recipe on the King Arthur Flour website and wanted to try it. I modified the ingredients and steps a little. My three year old daughter currently loves “The Octonauts,” and the show’s characters like to eat “Fish Biscuits” that are shaped like fish (obviously!). So, this was a good opportunity to try something new and to make a special treat for her that wasn’t overly sweet.
English Digestives (Cut into Fish Biscuits!)
I saw this recipe on the King Arthur Flour website and wanted to try it. I modified the ingredients and steps a little. My three year old daughter currently loves “The Octonauts,” and the show’s characters like to eat “Fish Biscuits” that are shaped like fish (obviously!). So, this was a good opportunity to try something new and to make a special treat for her that wasn’t overly sweet.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Assemble your ingredients
- 2
Combine flours, baking powder, salt, and spices in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade attachment. Pulse a few times to mix.
- 3
Add the butter, and pulse until the pieces of butter are small (less than pea-sized). Each of my pulses was about 2 seconds long, and I pulsed about 5 times.
- 4
Add the sugar, milk, and vanilla, then pulse until the dough comes together. It took me about 5 pulses.
If the dough is too sticky, add some flour a tablespoon at a time and pulse until you get a dough which is soft but not too sticky. - 5
Dump the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and use the plastic to gather it together into a ball.
Flatten it into a disk, and refrigerate for at least an hour. I let mine chill overnight.
(Alternatively, you could work with it right away, but I think letting the dough rest and hydrate makes for a better cookie).
My 3 year old helped me with this step 😊
- 6
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- 7
Work with half the dough at a time and keep the other half chilled. Roll the dough out on a well-floured piece of parchment paper to 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle a bit of flour on the top of the dough so it doesn’t stick to the rolling pin.
- 8
Dip your cookie cutter into flour and cut shapes close together.
- 9
Use an offset spatula to loosen the dough from the paper and transfer the cut shapes to the prepared cookie sheets. Prick the surfaces of the cookies with a fork a few times.
Gather up and re-roll the scraps until all the dough has been used.
- 10
I chilled my cookies before baking them because I was concerned that they would spread in the oven too much. Fridge or freezer is fine for this. The cookies should be cool to the touch.
- 11
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through the baking time.
- 12
Store in an airtight container for up to one week. Sound the Octo-Alert and eat a fish biscuit!!
- 13
Notes:
👉🏻 Comments on The King Arthur website say you can substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar for the powdered sugar.👉🏻 Instead of rolling out the dough and using cookie cutters, you can shape it into a log, refrigerate it, and then slice it into cookies.
👉🏻 My modifications included the addition of cinnamon, ginger, salt, and vanilla. I think adding a little more spice would work well. Or, you could omit all of this and still end up with a good biscuit.
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