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Malted Milk Biscuits

Some love them, some hate them, but malted milk biscuits are here to stay. The traditional malted milk biscuit features a charming countryside scene of a field of cows gently munching on some delicious grass.  There are actually three different versions of the pattern – one with two cows, one with a cow and a gate, and one with a milk churn alongside a cow.  Some even feature a close-up of a cow’s head (named Moo-dy, with a typical lack of imagination…)

The name malted milk comes from the malt flavouring – often provided in the form of barley malt extract – which is combined with milk powder within the ingredients list.  Some manufacturers jazz up their malted milk biscuits by covering half the biscuit with a delicious layer of chocolate.

Typically only baked for 5 minutes at a high heat, malted milk biscuits are still popular.  This is despite many people calling them cow biscuits… that’s not their real name though!  In case you forget, the classic malted milk biscuit has its name stamped in little letters (like the Bourbon and Nice!)

Malted milk biscuits are even reasonably healthy – a recent article in the Daily Telegraph had them listed as one of the 10 nicest biscuits to meet the Goverment’s healthy living guidelines – containing less than 20g of sugar for every 100g of delicious biscuits.

History of Malted Milk Biscuits

Little is known about the origin of these tasty treats, although it is claimed that they were first produced back in 1924 by Elkes Biscuits, which is now owned by the famous Fox Biscuits company.  The company was believed to have added the little cow pictures after the wife of one of the bakers saw some leftover dough and added a cow, and the design stuck for us to enjoy to this day.  We’ve got no idea where the little nibbly bits around the edge came from though!

3 thoughts on “Malted Milk Biscuits

  1. Amanda j Davis

    I love malted milks just taste the best after you’ve dunked them in your tea YUMMY!!!!!

  2. Daniel Collingwood

    Great for eye health improves vision over time but eat them sparinngly. Like all bidcuits don’t gorge them. I eat them with tea or coffee about four to six over a day?

  3. Victor Buchi Iheme

    This is lovely. Your write-up isn’t just beautiful, but educative too. Learning about Fox’s predecessor is amazing. I wish there is an option for an upvote.
    Tower Gate made me love malted biscuits. Having them back here is like having a log of gold.
    Thank you.😊

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