Boozy Bourbon Biscuits
A recipe with a twist. Plus, the history of this British classic.
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For the second edition in my classic British biscuits series, we are investigating the Bourbon Biscuit. Found to be the third best biscuit to dunk in a cup of tea. Genuinely, this was a research project reported on the BBC. Apparently the Bourbon Biscuit lasted 78 dunks.
Sometimes called Bourbon Creams, these are two biscuit rectangles flavoured with cocoa powder, sandwiched together with chocolate buttercream. With that all important Bourbon stamp and ten docker holes (more on those later).
In terms of background and technique, there are similarities between the Bourbon Biscuit and …
