About

Hi, I’m Amy!

Welcome to Baking with Granny! This is where I share my love of classic home baking recipes – the kind you grew up with, the ones your granny would have made, and all your nostalgic favourites that feel like home.

Since 2015, I’ve been sharing bakes that are simple, reliable, and full of memories. Some are Scottish family favourites, while others are the classic bakes we all know and love – the ones you’ll remember from school dinners, bake sales, and your family kitchen. My goal has always been the same: to make home baking easy, accessible, and something everyone can enjoy.

How it all started…

I grew up in a home where baking was always a constant. My Mum was a professional baker, and her influence can still be found throughout the recipes on Baking with Granny.

When I first launched the blog, it was a way to document her recipes for my own children. The ones she had written on scraps of paper, tucked away in little notebooks, or simply stored away within her memory. What began as a project to preserve those bakes for future generations has since grown into a much-loved food blog with readers from all over the world.

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Why trust my recipes?

Over the past decade, Baking with Granny has grown into one of the UK’s most trusted baking blogs. With over 17,000+ email subscribers and millions of page views each year, my recipes have been baked and shared in kitchens all around the world.

In my debut cookbook, Scottish Bakes, I even had more than 300 home bakers help test the recipes to ensure they were foolproof, accessible, and genuinely worked in everyday kitchens. Scottish Bakes was released in October 2026 and features over 50 classic Scottish baking recipes, along with step-by-step instructions and tips & stories passed down through generations. It also has over a hundred 5-star reviews on Amazon!

Amy Reid, author of Scottish bakes, holding a copy of her debut cookbook against a book shop backdrop.

Life beyond the kitchen…

These days, I live in East Lothian with my husband, our two sons, and my small pack of Siberian huskies. Motherhood has always been an important part of my story, and baking has played a role in every stage – from birthday cakes to school bake sales, and everyday treats & snacks. Baking with Granny has also been a way for me to make a living while staying home to care for my kids when I became a single Mum back in 2018.

When I’m not in the kitchen, you’ll usually find me out with the dogs, walking miles through the countryside, training for canicross races, or competing in dog shows. I also spend a fair bit of time driving my eldest to mountain bike trails across the country, and acting as an on-call IT support for my youngest in his ever-growing PC ventures. As of 2025, we also home educate, while currently following an “unschooling” model.

A few fun facts about me!

I share my home (and my sofa!) with a small pack of Siberian huskies, Moose, Selkie and Tod. You can follow their adventures on Facebook and Instagram.
I’m an elder emo at heart – it wasn’t just a phase, Mum!
I am a homebird through and through, happiest when I’m in our little house, with my family and dogs.
I looove houseplants. In particular, my Albo Monstera – it’s my pride and joy.
I have had every possible hair colour/style you could imagine. I shaved my head in 2023 (donating my hair to The Little Princess Trust), and it was my most favourite hairstyle I’ve ever had.
I have ADHD, PMDD, CPTSD, anxiety and Endometriosis. I’m also a trustee for our local ASN Family Support Group, a cause that’s very close to my heart.