drop biscuit

Thân thiện

A baker drops spoonfuls of drop biscuit dough onto a baking sheet.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small, soft biscuit made from a dough that is moist enough to be dropped from a spoon onto a baking sheet, rather than being rolled and cut.

Usage

• Noun:
  • This type of biscuit is known for its simplicity and rustic appearance.
  • It is a quick bread, leavened with baking powder or baking soda, and does not require kneading or shaping.

Examples

• Noun:
  • For a quick breakfast, she made a batch of drop biscuits.
  • The recipe for drop biscuits is easier than for rolled biscuits because you skip the cutting step.

Advanced Usage

• "to drop (the biscuit dough)": The verb phrase describing the preparation method.
  • Simply drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.

Variants and Related Words

• Biscuit (n): In American English, a small, soft, leavened bread product, distinct from the British meaning of a crisp, sweet cookie.
• Rolled biscuit (n): A biscuit made from a stiffer dough that is rolled out and cut into shapes before baking.

Synonyms

• Quick bread: A broad category for breads leavened with chemical agents like baking powder, which includes muffins and scones.
• Scone: A similar baked good, though often richer with added ingredients like cream, eggs, or fruit, and sometimes slightly sweetened.

Related Phrases

• Drop cookie (n): A cookie made by dropping dough from a spoon, analogous in method to a drop biscuit but typically sweeter.
  • Chocolate chip cookies are a classic example of a drop cookie.

Notes

• The term specifically refers to the of shaping (dropping) and the resulting (softer and more irregular than a rolled biscuit). It is not an idiom or phrasal verb.

Học thuật

Noun

1. biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon