Wheaten Biscuits

These Wheaten Biscuits have deep flavor and amazing texture. Made with oats and poppy seeds, they're an absolutely awesome homemade addition to a cheese board.

It's funny what people are willing to buy versus what they're willing to make for themselves. I know people who do a roaring trade in selling pre-made spell jars, but that's something I'd never let someone else make for me. I have friends who make the most wonderful oils and room sprays. Again, I'd much rather make that myself. On the other hand, I'm more than happy to just buy anything decorative or crafty. I can't think of a bigger waste of my time.

In the kitchen, I'm obviously up for making just about anything, but sometimes I also want to go easy on myself. So if I'm having friends over, I might have the energy to make a feast with everything cooked from scratch. Other days, I might feel more low energy and just want to shop creatively and serve a beautiful spread of meats, cheeses, and antipasti. But I do think it's nice to have at least one homemade element that I can fully infuse with my magick.

What makes these Wheaten Biscuits so awesome?

These Wheaten Biscuits are the perfect homemade element for a cheese board. They're sturdy enough to hold a pile of toppings but still pack a satisfying crunch. And with whole wheat flour, oats, and poppy seeds, they have a delicious flavor all their own. These are not just a bland edible plate. They hold their own as a snack anyday.

They're also easy to make and stay crisp and tasty in an airtight container for a few days. You could easily make a big batch ahead of a party. Your friends will be so impressed that you didn't just open a box. Sure, it's a bit more work, but it makes your cheese board totally unique and so special.

Magical Properties of Oats

Like all grains, oats are associated with abundance and growth. They're ruled by Venus and tied to the elements of earth and air, giving them a more feminine quality. Oats can also be used to create an energy of stability, strength, endurance, and persistence. Sprinkle them in spells for happiness, love, friendship, and healing.

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make these biscuits. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Whole wheat flour - all-purpose, plain, or pastry flour is ideal, but bread flour will also work
• Oats - Quick-cooking or rolled oats
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Sugar - caster or granulated white sugar
• Poppy seeds
• Butter - cold and unsalted
• Milk - whole milk is best, but use whatever you've got on hand

In addition to the basics, you'll need a food processor, a rolling pin, and round cutter. Silicone baking mats are helpful, as are those little rubber rings you put on the end of your rolling pin to guide the thickness, but you can totally do this without them.

Tips for making Wheaten Biscuits

This is actually a pretty simple affair if you're using a food processor, as it does all the hard work. These are also very forgiving in terms of rolling out, so don't stress. You'll pulse all your dry ingredients in the food processor to combine, then cut in the butter, and finally stream in the milk and let it run until the dough comes together.

Then you just roll, cut, and bake. The hardest part for me is getting even thickness, so use those rolling pin guides if you have them. If you roll them too thin, your biscuits are likely to burn. You definitely want to bake these on parchment or a silicone baking mat for easy removal. I also find an offset spatula handy for transferring them from the counter to the baking sheet. Let your biscuits cool completely on a wire rack before storing them in an air tight container. Any residual warmth will create steam and make your biscuits soggy.

A little something homemade is always special, and these Wheaten Biscuits are also totally delicious. What could be more awesome than that?

Looking for more awesome homemade crackers? Try these Homemade Oatcakes or some Spice Crackers.

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Recipe slightly adapted from The Great British Book of Baking by Linda Collister.