While both shortening and lard are great for pie dough, and butter is great for shortbread and cookies, and butter cake, you can swap each of these around for things like cakes and biscuits.

First of all, biscuits and scones have a lot in common. With a couple (crucial) exceptions, both contain the same basic ...

These large savoury biscuits are a traditional Scottish recipe. They are made with lard and very simple to make. Serve with a generous spread of butter. Equipment and preparation: for this recipe ...