Scottish Clootie Dumpling

Scottish Clootie Dumpling

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You will need a muslin cloth to cook this dumpling in.

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • 4 oz Suet
  • 8 oz Plain Flour
  • 4 oz Oatmeal
  • 4 oz Sultanas
  • 4 oz Currants
  • 1 tbsp Syrup
  • 3 oz Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp Ginger
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp Milk

Steps (10 steps, 225 minutes)

  1. 1

    Rub the suet into the flour.

  2. 2

    Add the oatmeal, sultanas, currants, sugar, ginger, baking powder & cinnamon.

  3. 3

    Make a well in the centre.

    Pour in the eggs & syrup.

    Stir through

  4. 4

    Add the milk a little at a time to make a stiff dough.

  5. 5

    Pour boiling water over the cloth.

    Leave to cool enough to touch.

    Ring out & cover with flour.

  6. 6

    Pour the dough into the centre.

    Tie up the cloth but leave room to expand.

  7. 7

    Place in a pot with an upturned saucer in.

    Cover with boiling water.

    Place lid on pot & simmer for 3 hrs.

    Check water level occasionally.

  8. 8

    Remove the dumpling from the cloth & sprinkle with sugar

    Heat oven 100 degrees.

  9. 9

    Place the dumpling in the oven for 30 mins until a shiny skin forms.

  10. 10

    Cut & serve.