any scottish people here?

[doggyandteddy]

This is our first year of running a bakery in scotland... any suggestions of scottish favourites with a festive feel gratefully received!

Hmm i can't think of anything My mind is a blank. Will have a think tho.

Black Bun (essential for new year), shortbread, again for first footing at new year, mince pies, oh and Steak pie, for new years day. Traditionally it's much more about new year up here than christmas, although that's changed now.
Basically anything with alcohol in it will go down a treat

scottish people eat a bunch of crap food.

just rustle something up for anything you've got leftover and they'll buy it.

You cheeky midden Expat!!!

How is your new ds?

Well, so far list is shortbread, giant millionaire shortcake, xmas cake, mince pies, gingerbread, choc yule log
Going to look up black bun now

and wrap it in pastry and deep fry it for good measure

expat is right.
Put anything in pastry and we'll gobble it!
Or deep fry it of course.

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lol at expat, my experience is they will eat anything with over 1 million calories.
Congrats expat on baby boy (have been lurking)

black bun is very dark fruit cake...wrapped in a very short pastry!!

he's a wee gannet, agalch.

he looks a wee stoater already.

going to be weighed tomorrow.

bet he's all chunked up.

he's zedding on DH's lap at the mo whislt DH watched 'top gear'.

Aww makes me feel broody. I have 4 so not having anymore. Hope you are well also x

What about xmas shaped tablet etc. Oatcakes/Bannocks. Abernethy Biscuits . Black Bun. Cloutie Dumpling. In fact ...this page

black bun looks interesting, would anybody buy it if I made some do you think? Thinking of glasgow people in particular

predictable but shortbread, there is nothing nicer than good home made shortbread, apart from that fruit breads, do you do home made bread i would buy festive flavoured bread.

Got to have tablet, shortbread and dumpling. Like others have said, hogmany is the bigger thing for scottish people.

I don't know of that many people who like black bun. Home-made shortbread always goes down a treat. It has to be nice and crumbly.

bridies and butteries

mince and tatties pie

A cake inscribed "Happy New Year, a skelp in the ear and a glass o ginger beer"

And what exactly is black bun? I read it in the Broons and Oor Wullie every year.

thanks gscrym, shortbread at top of the list. Alongside caramel cake, you guys are mad for that stuff!!

if i wrap up just about anything in pastry the wee ones eat it.

see prev post, dark fruit cake wrapped in pastry. v traditional at new year but folk do tend to make their own.

clootie dumplings