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Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g

Original price $7.99 - Original price $7.99
Original price
$7.99
$7.99 - $7.99
Current price $7.99

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality — flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy — because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left — and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca — we read every message.

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Buy Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g in Canada

Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g is for the moment when a pie, tart or quiche needs proper pastry without turning the kitchen into a flour-covered negotiation.

This quick shortcrust pastry mix just needs cold water before being mixed into a firm dough and rolled out on a lightly floured surface. It will generously line and cover a 23cm pie, which is the sort of practical detail a packet mix ought to know.

Handle the pastry as little as possible, because apparently even pastry has boundaries. Brush with beaten egg or milk for a golden finish, then let the oven do the respectable part.

The Great British Shop keeps Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. Imported from the UK, this is the genuine UK version and easy to order online in Canada when proper British pantry staples are what you actually meant to buy.

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Suitable for Vegetarians

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

WHEAT Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt

Allergens: For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Nutritional information per 100g = baked. 1 serving = 1/8 pack (baked).

Typical values Per 100g (as sold) Per Serving*
Energy (kJ) 2068 kJ 1210 kJ
Energy (kcal) 498 kcal 289 kcal
Fat 23g 14g
of which saturates 11g 6.1g
Carbohydrate 62g 36g
of which sugars 1.3g 0.8g
Fibre 2.4g 1.4g
Protein 8.2g 4.8g
Salt 0.35g 0.20g
Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Farine de blé (farine de blé, carbonate de calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), huile de palme, huile de colza, agents levants (bicarbonate de sodium, phosphate monocalcique), sel

Allergènes : Pour les allergènes, voir les ingrédients en gras.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs nutritionnelles par 100g = cuit. 1 portion = 1/8 du paquet (cuit).

Valeurs typiques Par 100g (tel que vendu) Par portion*
Énergie (kJ) 2068 kJ 1210 kJ
Énergie (kcal) 498 kcal 289 kcal
Lipides 23g 14g
dont saturés 11g 6.1g
Glucides 62g 36g
dont sucres 1.3g 0.8g
Fibres 2.4g 1.4g
Protéines 8.2g 4.8g
Sel 0.35g 0.20g
More About Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g

Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British pantry staples for pies, tarts and quiches. At The Great British Shop, Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g is stocked as the genuine UK version for customers searching for authentic British food in Canada.

This 500g shortcrust pastry mix is made with wheat flour, palm oil, rapeseed oil, raising agents and salt, and is prepared by adding cold water before rolling out. It ships from within Canada, making it easy to order online in Canada whether you are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, or adding it to a larger pantry order for Toronto and Mississauga.

Customers in Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton and Kitchener often search for British groceries in Canada by exact product name, especially when baking and savoury pie cupboard staples are involved. Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g fits naturally into searches for British pastry mix, British baking mixes, British pantry staples and UK groceries available in Canada.

Across Alberta and British Columbia, shoppers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria also buy British food in Canada as part of regular household orders. Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g is available in Canada and ships from within Canada, which helps when the pie plan needs less faff and more pastry.

Whether you are searching for Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g specifically or browsing British groceries in Canada more broadly, The Great British Shop keeps it straightforward. You can buy Aunt Bessie's Shortcrust Pastry Mix - 500g in Canada, order it online in Canada, and add a genuine UK pantry staple to the basket without making a drama out of the rolling pin.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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