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😂 Clootie Dumpling

A traditional Scottish spiced pudding steamed in cloth

📋 Ingredients:

  • 250g plain flour
  • 100g suet or butter
  • 100g brown sugar
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 150g dried fruit (raisins, currants)
  • 1 egg
  • 150ml milk
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup

🍳 Method:

  1. Mix dry ingredients, then stir in fruit.
  2. Add egg, milk, and syrup to form a thick batter.
  3. Wrap in floured cloth (“cloot”), tie securely.
  4. Simmer in boiling water for 3 hours.
  5. Unwrap, dry in oven for 10 minutes, and serve sliced.

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