This mega biscuit is one you may need several cups of tea for…
Rowan Claughton, Great British Bake Off contestant from West Yorkshire who went to University of York, was tasked to create the ultimate biscuit – and he’s delivered the goods.
He was put to the challenge by indie tea mixology retailer Bird & Blend to mark the return of their range of biscuit teas, and it’s a celebratory fusion of the UK’s favourite biscuit flavours.
The 15-inch ultimate mega biscuit features a fusion of six biscuits: cookies & cream, chocolate digestive, jammy dodger, custard cream, caramelised biscuit and ginger biscuit.
The mega biscuit took only an hour to bake but over 10 hours to create, with ingredients including 800g butter, just 4 eggs and 1.4kg flour – plus lots of other sweet treats!
And it comes just in time for National Biscuit Day, which is on Wednesday 29 May.
Rowan said of his creation, “Bird & Blend Tea tasked me with the challenge of crafting a colossal biscuit, to complement the return of their biscuit teas in time for National Biscuit Day. Naturally, this ignited my biscuit baking passion. What followed exceeded all biscuity expectations.
“My journey on the Great British Bake Off, notably ‘doughgate,’ fuelled my quest for biscuit perfection, and as the architect of this spectacular creation, I unveil something entirely new, and undeniably mega!”
If you want to make the mega biscuit yourself, the recipe will be available online at the Bird & Blend website from 29 May.
Bird & Blend opened a shop in York on Low Petergate last year. The tea company specialises in whole leaf tea, and is known for creating their own unique blends using high quality ingredients including herbs, flowers, fruits, caramel, and chocolate.