Butteries recipe

Posting for ZWT6. Source: http://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/butteries.htm I suggest giving the dough an hour or two to double in size.

Aberdeen butteries, also known as rowies, are Scottish pastry-like bread rolls; flaky, buttery, flattened rolls that are sort of like ru...

Rowies are a crispy, layered pastry from Aberdeen, Scotland. The secret to them is a combination of lard and butter...and a little bit more butter.

Butteries, also known as Rowies or even Aberdeen rolls, originated in the northeast of Scotland as an alternative bread roll for fisherman to eat while out at sea. If you’ve never tried a buttery, it’s a bit of a cross between a roll and a croissant, as they’re made with layers of pastry and a butter and lard mixture that give them a flakey texture. Some say they look a bit like a squashed croissant. It doesn’t sound particularly appealing but they really are delicious!

Butteries, also known as Rowies or even Aberdeen rolls, originated in the northeast of Scotland as an alternative bread roll for fisherman to eat while out at sea. If you’ve never tried a buttery, it’s a bit of a cross between a roll and a croissant, as they’re made with layers of pastry and a butter and lard mixture that give them a flakey texture. Some say they look a bit like a squashed croissant. It doesn’t sound particularly appealing but they really are delicious!

I wonder how many of you have actually heard of butteries? These are a very Scottish bake and go by various names – Aberdeen Butteries, Rowies, Aberdeen Rolls – but I have grown up knowing them simply as butteries and that’s what I’m sticking with. And what are butteries? Well they originated in Aberdeen unsurprisingly and are common place on the north east of Scotland. They are a laminated yeast dough – which means there are layers upon layers of dough all sandwiched with butter in between…

I wonder how many of you have actually heard of butteries? These are a very Scottish bake and go by various names – Aberdeen Butteries, Rowies, Aberdeen Rolls – but I have grown up knowing them simply as butteries and that’s what I’m sticking with. And what are butteries? Well they originated in Aberdeen unsurprisingly and are common place on the north east of Scotland. They are a laminated yeast dough – which means there are layers upon layers of dough all sandwiched with butter in between…

This recipe creates butteries - or rowies - perfect eaten with jam, butter or plain with a cup of tea.

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