The Scottish Bread Championship celebrated its 10th year this week with a record-breaking 265 entries from Scotland’s fabulous artisan bakers.

The Scottish Bread Championship celebrated its 10th year this week with a record-breaking 265 entries from Scotland’s fabulous artisan bakers. Created by Andrew Whitley of Scotland The Bread and Wendy Barrie of Scottish Food Guide, the only National bread event where entries must be free from additives, ultra-processed ingredients and conform to the Real Bread Campaign standards. Bakers are also followed up with feedback on their loaves from the experienced judging team.

With the Edinburgh Bakers Trust as lead sponsor, sponsorship in kind from Scotland The Bread and Scottish Food Guide, along with numerous supporters and an army of volunteers, 14 judges deliberated and discussed, sliced and savoured an incredible range of creations from the resurrection of an ancient Roman recipe to modernist twists on classics, homage to heritage loaves from Hungary, France and Poland and celebrations of local Scottish grains.

Bakers came from far and wide, from the Northern Highlands to the Scottish Borders, bearing their bread in readiness for the day. Bakers who had been awake half the night to ensure their creations would be freshly baked for the Championship.

And the Winners are …
SUPREME CHAMPION
Courie Courie Bakery from Aboyne for their Sourdough Miche

RESERVE CHAMPION
Alastair Begg from Kilbarchan for his Classic Sourdough

Sincere thanks to our worthy team of judges who give their time generously …

John Castley of Wild Hearth Bakery
Anna Chworow of Nourish
Erik Crnkovich, PhD student in Anthropology
Neil Forbes, Chef Director Café St Honore
Sinéad Fortune of Gala Foundation
Lynne Halfpenny, Incorporation of Baxters
Morag Hamilton, SAC
Morven Hastie, cookery presenter & former restaurateur
Tom Johnston, food journalist
Pat Jones, Deacon of the Incorporation of Baxters
Walter Mowat, Slow Food Scotland Board Member
Wendy Russell of the Rowett Institute
Iain Waghorn, STB Board Member
Chris Young of Real Bread Campaign

Full list of award winners click below