Hey everyone, I'm preparing a banoffee pie, do you know what kind of biscuits i could use as a base instead of the McVities Digestive Biscuits or the famous Hob Nobs?
Thanks:cool:
Digestive biscuits equivalents?
Saudades
01 June 2013 22:29:58
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James
02 June 2013 00:34:20
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Your best choice for the substitute will be a biscuit often called Maizena or Maria.
You could also use Champagne buiscuits, the kind of ladyfingers used to make a Charlotte.
Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team
Saudades
21 June 2013 23:29:02
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Worked out great! Thanks 
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Fentium
02 May 2022 15:35:50
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I see this is an old post.
I am wondering if anything has changed over the past 10 years. I am looking to substitute digestive biscuits for a baboffee pie base.
@Saudades - which of the suggested options did you use?
Texanbrazil
02 May 2022 16:11:43
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Not a big fan of tortas in Brazil. (Maybe the wheat?) Some use Brazil nuts around here for baboffee base.
English Penguin
02 May 2022 19:01:50
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@John Fenton
If you ever find anything remotely close to them, do let me know!
Texanbrazil
02 May 2022 20:19:57
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We still have Dunga and Bauducco Brands Champagne biscuits
Mikeflanagan
02 May 2022 21:33:51
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in the northeast we have Maria brand cookies which are super similar to digestives, know its not what your looking for but Texan did cover some good alternatives
English Penguin
03 May 2022 15:12:59
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Thanks for the suggestions, I'll keep an eye out for them to do my very biased comparisons to the almighty Digestive. Luckily I am visiting home in 3 weeks time so I'll be able to gorge myself on all the English junk food I've missed.
Mikeflanagan
03 May 2022 20:24:05
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Thanks for the suggestions, I'll keep an eye out for them to do my very biased comparisons to the almighty Digestive. Luckily I am visiting home in 3 weeks time so I'll be able to gorge myself on all the English junk food I've missed.- @English Penguin
Going to sound corny, But I do miss scones and devon cream 100% even though im not british. that was the best combination with tea or coffee ( coffee in my case )
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