Well, what do the Irish know about making biscuits I thought as I reluctantly bust open a pack of Bolands Custard Creams. More than I though was possible it would imagine!

The custard cream has long been a popular biscuit barrel filler. A classic everyday biscuit for dunking in a cup of tea. Rather strangely, in common with other custard creams, they don't taste of cream, but rather of vanilla.

Bolands make a whole range of biscuit treats alongside the custard creams and can be purchased from any Irish food retailer, of which there are many in large cities.

Bolands custard creams follow the same format as any others. A cream filled sandwich of shortcake biscuit. It has to be said that the filling used in these biscuits is superb, and a little more creamy than I have experienced from any other manufacturers. The beauty of this biscuit is that each unit gives you two biscuits with a tasty vanilla flavoured filling.

These treats come in packet weighing 150g and are sold internationally, with exports going to places like north America where there are large communities of custard cream lovers.

A tasty biscuit that is at the cheaper end of the market, perfect for a credit crunch!

Give them a go.