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Aberdeen Butteries

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Aberdeen Butteries

Flaky, buttery Scottish breakfast rolls — crispier and more layered than croissants. Folding and rolling the dough with butter and lard multiple times builds the many thin layers that make butteries so flaky and crisp.

Total time
95 min
Prep
75 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Scottish
vegetarian

Ingredients

3 cupsplain flour
7gdried yeast
1 tspsalt
1 tspsugar
1 cupwarm water
200gcold butter, grated
50gcold lard, grated

Instructions

1

Mix flour, yeast, salt and sugar. Add water. Knead 8 minutes. Rest 30 minutes.

2

Roll out. Dot with half the butter and lard. Fold and roll again. Repeat.

3

Cut into rough oval shapes. Place on trays.

4

Rest 30 minutes.

5

Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until golden and flaky.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
823
Protein
10.8g
Fat
54.1g
Carbs
73.6g
Fiber
3g
Sodium
486mg

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