Total Steps
14
Ingredients
12
Tools Needed
2
Ingredients
- 1 pint milk or milk stout(optional)
- 2 tablespoons syrup
- 4 ounces soft dark brown sugar
- 6 ounces sultanas
- 4 ounces currants
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
- 6 ounces suet
- 6 ounces brown breadcrumbs
- 6 ounces self-raising flour
- flour (for dredging)
Instructions
Step 1
Place cloot in <a href="/technique/W7VKDJHH/boiling">boiling</a> water.
Step 2
<a href="/technique/7S3QCKWK/mix">Mix</a> all ingredients well with milk to make a fairly soft consistency.
Step 3
Wring out cloot, lay flat, <a href="/technique/YZF3BZM3/dredge">dredge</a> well with flour, smooth with hands for even spread.
Step 4
Place mixture on cloot, gather ends evenly, leaving room to expand, tie with <a href="/technique/MS47GLJJ/string">string</a>.
Step 5
Select large pot to allow covering dumpling with water.
Step 6
Put a <a href="/technique/ZJ3WDM5Q/plate">plate</a> in pot bottom, put cloot with mixture on <a href="/technique/R34ZSY3M/top">top</a>.
Step 7
<a href="/technique/GFSF4J5F/simmer">Simmer</a> dumpling 2 - 3 hours.
Step 8
Remove from pot, put in colander in sink.
Step 9
Untie <a href="/technique/MS47GLJJ/string">string</a>, gently pull corners of cloot apart.
Step 10
Put a <a href="/technique/ZJ3WDM5Q/plate">plate</a> over dumpling in colander, <a href="/technique/B52FHCF2/turn">turn</a> over.
Step 11
Carefully <a href="/technique/RSDQ7YW8/peel">peel</a> cloot away from one corner, <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serve">serve</a> <a href="/technique/WPFKW7GH/steaming">steaming</a> hot.
Step 12
<a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serve">Serves</a> 1 family.
Step 13
NOTES : This is a very popular Scottish treat and is considered to exemplify a mother's love for her children. Clootie means a little cloth; the dumpling is cooked in a cloot, or cloth; a plain linen <a href="/technique/QQVZX64Y/dish">dish</a> towel would do the job.
Step 14
This recipe is one of the finest.