Aug 11th 2023
Ackroyd's News & Views
We understand that change isn't easy. Last July, we made the single biggest change in our business' history when we moved into our current location at 25137 Plymouth Rd. That was a dif
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Jul 14th 2023
A Short History of Bangers plus a Recipe
Admittedly, the food we sell is not exactly summer food. Our specialties revolve around pastry filled with savory items that require baking. We know the summer heat doesn't lend itself to baking, so w
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Jul 5th 2023
A Short History of Scones
Though it isn't certain, many believe that scones originated in Scotland in the 16th century. Scones can be traced back to another "quick bread," called bannocks. Bannocks are an oat based flatbread t
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Jun 23rd 2023
DIY Haggis Smashburgers
We're always trying new things especially when it comes to outdoor cooking. Mixing ground beef and haggis seemed like a great idea because the flavors meld together perfectly. To make it even e
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Jun 19th 2023
Keto Shortbread that tastes Great
When you hear shortbread, you rarely think health food - until now. Yes, maybe using the term "health food," is overselling our Keto Friendly Shortbread a bit, but each shortbread square has less than
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Apr 14th 2023
A Short History of Shortbread
Since we started baking around 75 years ago, shortbread has been an essential part of our history. The historical background of Shortbread goes back much further, though. Around the 12th century, "bis
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Mar 20th 2023
What Happened to Bridies?
Bridies are a traditional Scottish hand pie from Forfar. Very similar to a pasty, Bridies are usually made with pie crust and filled with a mix of ground beef, onion, and seasoning. Ours were nontradi
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Mar 14th 2023
A Short History of Irish Soda Bread
As we inch closer to Saint Patrick's Day, Irish Soda Bread's popularity rises. Soda bread is attributed to Native Americans who would make a soda leavened bread with pearl ash, a soda made from wood a
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Feb 3rd 2023
Burns Night Celebration 2023
We returned to Urbanrest to celebrate Burns Night this year. Our last celebration seems like it was decades ago. This year's celebration was definitely a wild one. We sold out of food in record time (
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Apr 21st 2022
Empire Biscuits and the Desire to Improve
Empire Biscuits have been one of our most popular sweets from as long as we've been in business. Seemingly simple in their presentation, Empire Biscuits are also one of our most labor intensive items.
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Mar 22nd 2022
Duncan Jones, David Bowie's Son, enjoys Aberdeen Butteries
As reported by The Scottish Sun, Duncan Jones calls our Aberdeen Butteries, "the best he can get out here!" We're quite biased, of course, but we love Butteries too. They're quite good on th
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Mar 17th 2022
Megan makes Irish Soda Bread for St. Patrick's Day on Fox 2 Detroit
Megan joined "The Nine," this morning to talk about our Irish Soda Bread. She demonstrated how to make soda bread and spoke about our March specials. See below to see some of the items she mentio
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