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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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