Sunday Telegraph

We're going to be baking (biscuits) this summer

Jake Wallis Simons joins The Great British Bake Off finalist Miranda Gore Browne in search of the perfect summer biscuit

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Colourful, cheery and fun, jammy dodgers bring a smile to everyone's face Photo: LAURA EDWARDS

By Jake Wallis Simons

There is nothing more British than a biscuit. Whether the summer heralds torrential rain or blazing sunshine, we have a biscuit to match. Grey and gloomy skies? Shortbread, gingerbread and squashed fly biscuits it is. Soaring temperatures and sun lotion? Bring out the lady’s kisses and ice-cream sandwiches (or “sliders”, as they are known in Scotland). Whatever the weather, a Brit without a biscuit is like a dodger without the jam.....

Read more in tomorrow's Sunday Telegraph ....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9409331/Were-going-to-be-baking-biscuits-this-summer.html