To save this word, you’ll need to log in. Long ago it was often a biscuit blueberry to keep food from spoiling, especially on long journeys. One way to preserve flat loaves of bread was to bake them a second time in order to dry them out.

Later the term was shortened to bescuit. Dip a 3-inch round biscuit or cookie cutter in flour, and cut out rounds, dipping cutter in flour between cuts and cutting biscuits as close together as possible to minimize scraps. The Value Slam includes two eggs, two bacon strips or sausage links and either two buttermilk pancakes, one slice of French toast or a biscuit and gravy. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. Sarah Christianson stopped by to pick up some Hobnobs, a British chocolate biscuit. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Sep.

The biscuit had that homemade buttery flavor and a flakey texture. At the foundation of it all, though, is the humble oaten biscuit. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Oct. The biscuit on the side was soft and sensibly sized, not a cat-head Bubba-buster. The special a la carte menu features a roast turkey dinner with all the fixing, plus sides, including lobster macaroni and cheese, leek potato gratin, biscuit stuffing and brown butter bourbon pecan pie. Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘biscuit.