Clootie Dumpling
Ingredients
250g plain flour
125g vegetable suet
125g oatmeal
180g mixed sultanas and currants
75g dried apricots, chopped
50g dried cranberries
25g orange zest
75g sugar
2 lightly beaten eggs
1 tablespoon of golden syrup
1 teaspoon of ginger
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
4 tablespoons of milk
Tip: why not experiment with different dried fruits?
Method
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Rub the suet into the flour, this can be done in a food mixer. Then add the oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, sultanas, currants, cranberries, apricots, orange zest and the ginger and cinnamon and mix well.
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Add the eggs and syrup. Stir well and add the milk little at a time to bind.
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Grease a 1 litre bowl and spoon the mixture into it. Press down firmly into the bowl, as it is quite a firm mixture.
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Cut out a circle of greaseproof paper and press it down on top of the pudding.
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Use a double thickness of foil and fold the edges of it around the top of the bowl to make a good seal.
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Place the pudding in a steamer basket over a pan of boiling water.
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Place a lid on the basket.
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Steam over a gentle heat, adding more boiling water if necessary, for 2hours.
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Loosen the edges of the pudding and turn out onto a serving plate.
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Delicious served with custard.