Oaten Biscuits For Cheese-150g

Our Oaten biscuit was the original Duchy Original – it was our first product back in 1992. Back then we had a simple idea: to prove that if we made food the right way – slowly, carefully and naturally – then people would pay for it.

We grew the wheat and oats ourselves on Home Farm, where the rich soil helps give wheat and oats a great flavour, before sending them just down the road to Shipton Mill, where they were stone-ground.

The tricky bit was getting the perfect recipe and flavour.

Rather than start from scratch, we teamed up with Walkers Shortbread, who’ve been making shortbread in the Scottish Highlands for over 100 years. What they don’t know about biscuits isn’t worth knowing.

Even then, it took us 18 months to get the final recipe. That’s a lot of biscuit tastings. The result was our classic Oaten biscuit with its thin, crisp texture and a unique flavour balance.

As the biscuits have grown in popularity, we’ve expanded the number of farms we use for wheat and oats. True to our roots, though, they’re all from organic farms in the UK and most grow a traditional variety of wheat called Maris Widgeon – which grows unusually tall.

As a result, it gives protection to native birds and insects while preventing weeds without the need for pesticides.

Of course, all of this wouldn’t count for anything if the end product wasn’t worth the effort. Try some with cheese or sweet spreads, though, and tell us they’re not delicious!

Per Biscuit (12 per pack):
Energy: 233kJ
Calories: 55kcal
Protein: 1.2g
Carborhydrate: 7.7g
Fat: 2.2g

Organic oats (68%), butter (13%), sugar wheat flour, (8%), sea salt*, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate*)

*approved non-organic ingredient

Nearly 20 years ago there wasn’t a lot of discussion about organic farming. Even the idea that we ought to think about where our food came from seemed a bit eccentric and old-fashioned.

Since then there’s been a sea change in attitudes. From organic and fair trade to school meals and sustainable farming, everyone has an opinion about food. Every part of the process, meanwhile, from growing, producing, transporting, promoting and selling food is under scrutiny like never before.

Duchy Originals was launched in 1990 by HRH The Prince of Wales. Our story goes back a little further, however – back to the early 1980s when the Prince moved to the Highgrove country estate in Gloucestershire.

At that time, the general consensus about farming was that we needed to concentrate on making food cheaper, farming more efficient and food shopping more convenient. The Prince believed instead that we need to think about the long-term future of our environment and our rural communities.

As we’ve grown, we’ve stayed true to our principles, raising the profile of organic food and working with more and more producers to feed Britain’s appetite for good food.

We believe that where you buy your food and what you feed your family is one of the most important decisions you can make. It affects the whole way people see society, the environment, the economy and our relationship to them.

It’s a big responsibility, but with your help, we think we can continue to make delicious good food that makes a really positive contribution to society.