Aberdeen Rowies Recipes

ABERDEEN BUTTERIES

Steps:

• Make a paste from the yeast, sugar and a wee bit of the warm water and set aside.
• Mix the flour and the salt together. Once the yeast has bubbled up add this and mix well to a dough and leave to rise.
• Cream the butter and lard and divide into three portions.
• Once the dough has doubled in size give it a good knead then roll into a rectangle about 1cm thick.
• Then spread one portion of the butter mixture over two thirds of the dough.
• Fold the remining third of the dough over onto the butter mixture and fold the other bit over - giving three layers. Roll this back to the original size.
• Allow to cool for 40 minutes.
• Repeat stages 5-7 twice more.
• Cut the dough into 16 pieces and shape each to a rough circle and place on baking trays.
• Set aside to rise for about 45 minutes then bake at 200c for 15 minutes.

BUTTERIES AKA ROWIES

Steps:

• 1. These are yeast rolls and, just like yeast breads, ought to be made under warm conditions to allow the yeast to raise the dough.
• 2. Sieve the flour and salt into a large bowl and set aside. Cream the fresh yeast, sugar and a little of the tepid water together and add to the bowl of flour. Mix the ingredients together with enough water to make smooth firm dough. Transfer the dough to a well-floured surface and knead well for about five minutes.
• 3. Place the dough back into the bowl, cover with a warm slightly damp cloth and set aside in a warm place for about an hour to allow the yeast do its work of expanding the dough to about double its original size.
• 4. While the dough is rising cream together the butter and lard in readiness for the next step.
• 5. When the dough has risen, knead it again and then roll it out on a floured surface. Then spread it with a third of the butter/lard mixture and sprinkle lightly with flour. Fold the dough in three and roll it out again.
• 6. Repeat this procedure two more times. Roll out the dough quite thinly and cut into squares.
• 7. Bring the four corners of each square to the centre, shape them into rounds and flatten slightly with hand- do not over handle the dough. Place the uncooked rolls onto a floured and warm baking tray and leave them in a warm place to rise for about half an hour to 40 minutes.
• 8. Bake the rolls in a hot oven at 400F for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown and crispy on both sides.
• 9. Rolls can be made in a large batch and subsequently frozen for later use. If defrosting frozen rolls in a microwave oven, do not overheat otherwise the rolls will become limp and the fat content will become over-heated and sizzle. Butteries can be eaten dry (without anything spread on them), spread with butter (just in case you really hanker after an early coronary, even if the rolls do then taste splendid) or spread with jam or honey etc.