Black Pepper Wheaten Biscuits for Cheese

Our Oaten biscuit was the original Duchy Original – it was our first product back in 1992. It’s a bit of a classic and still one of our best sellers.

Like any great idea, it’s also spawned its share of spin-offs and sequels. We decided to add wheat flour to these and make them smaller, more of a 'cracker', something different has been created...the new Wheaten Biscuits have been born!

Like our other biscuits, made from wheat it’s grown on UK organic farms, usually a traditional variety called Maris Widgeon – which grows unusually tall. As a result, it gives protection to native birds and insects while preventing weeds without the need for pesticides.

The wheat is sent to Shipton Mill, near Home Farm, where it’s stone-ground before being entrusted to our biscuit makers Walkers Shortbread, who’ve been making shortbread in the Scottish Highlands for over 100 years. What they don’t know about biscuits isn’t worth knowing.

Not only do they bake the biscuits, they are the people who helped us create and refine the original Oaten biscuit. That took us 18 months to get the final recipe – which is a lot of biscuit tastings. The result is the thin, crisp texture and a unique flavour balance that all our Oaten biscuits have.

Of course, all of this wouldn’t count for anything if the end product wasn’t worth the effort. Try some with cheese, though, and tell us they’re not delicious!

Ingredients

Organic oatmeal (39%), organic wheat flour, butter (13%), maltodextrin, black pepper (1%), skimmed milk powder, sea salt*, raising agents (ammonium bicarbonate* sodium bicarbonate*)

Nutrition Information

Each serving provides: