cracknel
Hard, crisp biscuit
A cracknel is a light, crisp biscuit or cracker, often made from a paste that puffs when baked.
The word appears mostly in older cookbooks and literary contexts, where cracknels might be served with tea or as a simple accompaniment to meals.
In some regional uses, cracknel refers to the crispy rendered bits of pork fat, similar to cracklings.
Milled grain powder
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- bakeCook using dry heat
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
butter · sugar · pastry · confectionery · teatime · patisserie · shortbread · cookie
Breaking with sound
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- brittleLiable to shatter
- snapSudden sharp sound
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
crumble · shatter · fragile · breakable · flaky · crispness · crunchiness · fracture
Small, tentative bite
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- munchiesSnacks or craving them
- tidbitSmall choice portion
- noshCasual small meal
refreshment · morsel · bite · provisions · fare · accompaniment · tea biscuit · dunking
flour
Milled grain powder
recipe · butter · sugar · pastry · confectionery · teatime · patisserie · shortbread · cookie · scone
crunchy
Breaking with sound
crackle · crumble · shatter · fragile · breakable · flaky · crispness · crunchiness · fracture · splinter
nibble
Small, tentative bite
nosh · refreshment · morsel · bite · provisions · fare · accompaniment · tea biscuit · dunking · savory
cracknelsponge cake
Air-leavened flour confection
marshmallow · brioche · soft roll · mochi · doughnut