Now, they say they’ve finally cracked the case. The strange artifact is a mechanical “beaten biscuit” maker, used to make a type of dense baked good that was historically popular in the ...

But beaten biscuits didn't go away; in fact, they flourished when the biscuit brake was invented. This was a machine that let ...

For this recipe you will need an 8–10cm/3¼–4in star biscuit cutter, a 3cm/1¼in small round cutter and a piping bag. Beat together the softened butter and icing sugar in a bowl until pale and ...