Help with US & gluten free equivalent. Rich tea?

[AcrossthePond55]

Hello! I've recently run across a recipe I'd like to try that calls for 'Rich Tea Biscuits'. I've been unable to find a 'gluten free' rich tea biscuit here in the US so I'm trying to find something that will work. Problem is, I've never tasted a rich tea so I have no idea what to look for in a substitute. I've looked at descriptions and still can't get an idea. Is it like shortbread? Sugar cookie? Ladyfingers? Graham cracker?

I'm hoping there's someone 'out there' on MN who is familiar with US and UK cookies/biscuits AND is gluten free.

It's not like any of the above.

Can you not get gluten free flour and make what it is?

Have you read the Wiki page on Rich Tea biscuits? That might help...other variations are Marie and Morning Coffee, but not sure if they are only available over here though. What sort of recipe do you need them for?

No, I've never seen a gf version. I did read the wiki page but it still didn't give me a feel for what they taste like or what the texture is.

I could try a recipe, but I'd rather buy something ready-made (lazy). And it is hard to tell if a recipe turns out correctly if you don't know what the 'original' items taste or texture is. I can bake a good gf scone or cake because I know what the 'gluten' version tastes & 'feels' like. But I have no idea what a rich tea should be like.

The recipe is a no-bake cake made with chocolate & rich tea.

Ah, if it's for a no-bake chocolate cake (tiffin/rocky road?) then any sweet, crispy biscuits/cookies like Graham crackers or crisp sugar cookies (do you have shortbread?) would do instead. I use digestives (your Graham crackers) in my tiffin! A chewy or soft cookie, wouldn't work as it wouldn't give the right texture.

Rich Tea biscuits are sweet, but quite bland, very crunchy biscuits. They don't have any real flavour, but would add crunchy texture to your recipe.

Yes, that sounds like the recipe. I do have gluten free graham crackers that I can use that are just a tad sweeter & thicker than the gluten grahams, so they may work quite well.

Thank you all so much!