clootie dumpling

[myraandjim]

have put recipe on the low fat diet thread if anyone wants it

[stan3502]

Oooo thankyou offer to copy it now

[captainbovine]

where's the low fat diet thread????

[stan3502]

Clootie Dumpling



2lbs S.R. flour

1lb sugar (any will do)

small pot mixed spice

1.5 lb sultanas ( or mixed fruit if your prefer)

2 large tablespoons black treacle

1/2lb atora suet

milk to mix



mix all dry ingredients together, add the treacle and enough milk to mix to a soft consistency



place mixture into a muslin cloth (or old pillow case if you have no muslin) and boil for approx 4 hours.



Remove from cloth (I use 2 plates, put it on one plate and unwrap then put another plate on top and reverse it so you can get the cloth off the bottom of the dumpling) then pop it into a warm oven for a few minutes to dry off.



Half of the above mixture makes a good sized dumpling, the above makes a huge one!!!!



I have seen it sliced and eaten hot or cold on its own or with golden syrup, and also sliced and fried with egg and bacon, but I can't comment on that as I don't like it.

Copied and pasted to here hope you don't mind myraandjim

[captainbovine]

thanks Stan, gawd that must be massive!!! I think you'd need to boil that in a pillowcase....

[lhasa.two]

OMG, that's a recipe for a heart attack!    

[alisonsvintagechicboutique]

God, its gorgeous though!  

Thanks for posting Myra!  See some good came out of your other thread x

[**towery**]

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@lhasa.one wrote:

OMG, that's a recipe for a heart attack!    

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my granny only really made it for  christmas and new year

and it was used to mop up the alcohol after all the drinking NYE 

thats when i first had it  fried , it was a treat   if we had it any other time of year 🙂

[rose2008-2008]

I was going to say it sounds stodgy but LOVELY MMMMM YUMMMMM

[myraandjim]

I usually make half the recipe, then it only needs 2 hours boiling so it's quicker. I slice it and freeze it until we need it as OH isn't really supposed to eat things like this and would eat the whole lot if I left it around so freezer is the safest place! Look forward to hearing how you get on with it.

[lhasa.two]

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@**towery** wrote:

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@lhasa.one wrote:

OMG, that's a recipe for a heart attack!    

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my granny only really made it for  christmas and new year

and it was used to mop up the alcohol after all the drinking NYE 

thats when i first had it  fried , it was a treat   if we had it any other time of year 🙂

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Hi towery

I didn't realise it was a Scottish tradition not having heard of it before.

It looks a bit like a Christmas pudding.

I was interested to read about it's history and to take a look at how it's made in their site.

http://www.lovefood.com/journal/opinions/14211/how-to-make-a-clootie-dumpling

[myraandjim]

that was interesting to read, as I originally said, everyone has a different recipe. the one I posted was from my ex-husband's granny!