Definition

Noun: 1. A type of hard, crisp, twice-baked bread: A Brussels biscuit is a slice of sweet, leavened bread that is baked a second time until it becomes brown, hard, and crisp. This process is similar to making biscotti or rusk.

Usage

This term is a specific name for a food item. It is used as a countable noun. * For breakfast, he preferred a Brussels biscuit with his coffee. * The recipe for traditional Brussels biscuits involves baking a sweet yeast loaf and then slicing and re-baking it.

Advanced Usage

• The term is somewhat archaic and specific. In modern contexts, similar products might be called rusks, biscotti, or zweiback.
• It can be used descriptively to emphasize dryness or hardness, often humorously.

Variants and Related Words

• Rusk (n): A slice of bread baked again until it is dry and crisp.
• Biscotti (n): An Italian cookie that is baked twice, making it hard and suitable for dipping.
• Zweiback (n): A German term for a sweet, hard biscuit or rusk made by baking bread twice.

Synonyms

• Rusk
• Twice-baked bread
• Hardtack (though hardtack is typically unsweetened and made for long storage)

Related Phrases

• To be as hard as a Brussels biscuit: An idiomatic expression describing something very dry or hard.
  • The old bread was as hard as a Brussels biscuit.

Noun

1. slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp