The top bakers in Scotland have made it to the shortlist of the Scottish Baker of the Year Awards following the annual judging day held in Dunfermline earlier this month.
With Scottish bakers each asked to put forward up to 12 of their star products to be taste tested by 50 industry experts, 630 products from 70 bakers were delivered for the judges to assess for appearance, the quality of the bake and taste so to be shortlisted is quite some feat.
With prizes on offer for the best scones, loaves, savoury items, morning rolls, individual cakes and biscuits, as well as French and Danish style pastries and Free-from bread, biscuits and cakes, the temperature heated up quickly for the judge’s especially as the ultimate prize is to be crowned Scottish Baker of the Year.
The following bakers are in with a shot of a top prize:
| Annie’s Bakery | Caithness |
| Asher’s Bakery | Nairn |
| Babyfaced Baker Ltd | Edinburgh |
| Bavarian Bakehouse | Cumbernauld |
| Biggar Flavour | Biggar |
| Byron Bakery | Aberdeen |
| California Kitchen and Catering | Glasgow |
| City Market Bakery (City of Glasgow College) | Glasgow |
| Cuckoo’s Bakery | Edinburgh |
| Cukie Patisserie | Dunfermline |
| Fisher & Donaldson | Cupar |
| G.H.BARNETT & SON | ANSTRUTHER |
| Gannets Northeast limited | Laurencekirk |
| Gilardi Bakers Ltd (Stobbs the Baker) | Ayr |
| Goodfellow & Steven | Dundee |
| Grazey Days | Inverness |
| Gretna Bakery | Gretna |
| Harry Gow Bakery | Inverness |
| Irvines Bakers and Confectioners | Beith |
| J B Christie (Christie the Baker) | Airdrie |
| J G Ross (Bakers) Ltd | Inverurie |
| J M Bakery | Carnoustie |
| John Gillespie & sons LTD | Stranraer |
| Luscious Lovelies Cakes | Falkirk |
| Mackenzie’s Bakery | PORTREE |
| Maclean’s Highland Bakery | Forres |
| McGhee’s Bakery | Glasgow |
| Mimi’s Bakehouse | Edinburgh |
| Murrays Bakers | Perth |
| Nevis Bakery Ltd | Fort William |
| Newlands Home Bakery | Glasgow |
| Pastel | Dalkeith |
| Peter’s Bakery | Glasgow |
| Plant Blonde | Glasgow |
| Reid’s of Caithness | Thurso |
| Bayne’s the Family Bakers | Lochore, Fife |
| Stephens Bakery | Dunfermline |
| T A Francis & Sons | Annan |
| The Apple Pie Bakery | Lanark |
| The Bread Guy | Aberdeen |
| The Breadwinner Bakery | Edinburgh |
| The Kandy Bar | Saltcoats |
| The Naked Sourdough | Kelso |
| The Three Little Bakers | Inverness |
“With 630 products entered, reaching the shortlist of this competition really is something to be very proud of,” says Alasdair Smith of Scottish Bakers who organise the competition. “We really do wish all of our shortlisted entrants the best of luck when the prizes are presented in May.”
The winners will be announced on Saturday 6th May 2023.
