Paterson's
The shortbread finger is the most useful biscuit in a tea shop, since it goes with almost every cup we sell. We stock the lines that define Paterson's, the Shortbread Fingers and the Clotted Cream Shortbread Fingers, from a brand rooted in an 1895 Rutherglen bakery; the recipe uses rapeseed oil alongside butter, worth knowing if you want an all-butter finger.
The shortbread finger is the most useful biscuit in a tea shop, since it goes with almost every cup we sell. We stock the lines that define Paterson's, the Shortbread Fingers and the Clotted Cream Shortbread Fingers, from a brand rooted in an 1895 Rutherglen bakery; the recipe uses rapeseed oil alongside butter, worth knowing if you want an all-butter finger.
About Paterson's
Paterson's is a Scottish shortbread brand with its roots in 1895, when John and Isabella Paterson founded their bakery in the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen and sold their home baking from a horse-drawn van. The business grew into Paterson Arran, which Burton's Biscuit Company bought in 2019, and Paterson's now sits within Fox's Burton's Companies. The range is built around the golden, crumbly shortbread finger.
Paterson's is the everyday shortbread: the packet you open on a weekday rather than the tin you save for Christmas. The recipe uses rapeseed oil alongside butter rather than butter alone, which is worth knowing if you are comparing it with an all-butter finger. The plain fingers suit a strong English Breakfast or an Assam with milk, and the Clotted Cream fingers are richer, so give them an Earl Grey or a Darjeeling that cuts through.
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Paterson's is a Scottish shortbread brand with its roots in 1895, when John and Isabella Paterson founded their bakery in the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen and sold their home baking from a horse-drawn van. The business grew into Paterson Arran, which Burton's Biscuit Company bought in 2019, and Paterson's now sits within Fox's Burton's Companies. The range is built around the golden, crumbly shortbread finger.
