Scotland

Clootie dumpling

A spiced fruit pudding boiled in a cloth for hours. The skin is the best bit.

270 minTime

7 gProtein each

mildSpice

Make it your way

Grandma's waySpiced fruit pudding boiled in a cloth.

The original

413kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

270minutessame

Classic clootie dumpling.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2 cups

Breadcrumbs1 cup

Beef suetshredded

Brown sugar½ cup

Rolled oats (porridge oats)½ cup

Raisinssultanas and currants

Golden syrup (golden syrup or light corn syrup)2 tbsp

Molasses (black treacle)2 tbsp black treacle

Cinnamon powder2 tsp

Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)1½ tsp

Allspice1 tsp mixed spice

Baking soda (bicarb soda, bicarbonate of soda)1 tsp

Milk1 cup

Egg1

Salta pinch

5 steps

1Mix the flour, breadcrumbs, suet, sugar, oats, fruit, spices, baking soda and salt. Stir in the syrup, treacle, milk and egg.
2Scald a large cotton cloth in boiling water, wring it out, lay it flat and dust heavily with flour.
3Spoon the mixture into the centre, gather the cloth and tie tightly with string, leaving room for it to swell.
4Set on a saucer in a large pot of simmering water, half submerged, and cook for 3 to 4 hours, topping up with boiling water.
5Unwrap carefully and dry the skin in a 180°C oven for 15 minutes.

Serve it like this

Slice thickly and serve warm with custard, or fried in butter for breakfast.

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