Top 3 Scottish Breads

Bap is a soft bread roll that’s enjoyed throughout the United Kingdom, but its origins are Scottish. This bread roll is often made with a combination of flour, milk, sugar, salt, yeast, and vegetable oil or butter (or lard). In Scotland, a bap is a favorite morning bread roll. Baps look similar to hamburger buns, and they’re used in a similar manner. The bread roll is ideal for sandwich fillings such as sausages, bacon, or boiled beef. Generally, baps taste the best when buttered or topped with meat. In Scottish pubs, baps are often served with Lincolnshire sausages and caramelized onions. There’s also a popular fish filling – battered and fried mackerel fillets are served in a bap with tartare sauce for a sandwich called mackerel bap, but beware – mackerel is no longer considered sustainable, so decide for yourself if you want to indulge in it or not.Expand

Also known as Aberdeen butteries, butterie rowies, or simply rowies, these small breakfast rolls are a popular choice for starting the day all over Scotland. The rolls feature a decadently high proportion of butter to flour, which makes them particularly flaky and tender. In northeastern Scotland, where these morning rolls enjoy a very special status, it is often said that the honor of a traditional Scottish breakfast goes not to porridge but to "a rou an' a cuppa tea." Butteries are best enjoyed fresh from the bakery, piping hot, and spread with some more butter and marmalade.Expand

Plain loaf is a traditional bread hailing from Scotland. The bread has a typical dark and hard crust on the top and bottom. On the sides, there is no crust as the bread is baked in batches, and it's later separated, hence the other name for the bread – batch loaf. This type of bread is taller than other traditional bread slices. The crust ends are thicker, and they're called the heels or the ootsiders. In the past, plain loaf was more widely available in stores, but nowadays it has been replaced by the more common pan loaf.Expand