3801 traditional scottish clootie dumpling Recipes

suet, plain flour (or self raising without the baking powder), oatmeal or breadcrumbs, mixed sultanas and currants, golden syrup, soft brown sugar (or mollasses for stronger taste), lightly beaten eggs, ginger , cinnamon & nutmeg, baking powder, milk (but only use enough to soften the mix), flour for the cloth, if you use the traditional cloth (cloot) method, cut up and use an old white pillow case or buy a cheap 1 from a store. you can wash and reuse the cloth for other puddings or use it as a strainer for jellies and jams.

scottish oatmeal , such as bob s red mill, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted, water

scottish shortbread recipe, white flour, butter, sugar, ground almonds

self-rising flour, dried currants, raisins, shredded suet, dry bread crumbs, white sugar, egg, lightly beaten, milk, mixed spice, baking powder, salt, molasses

flour , sifted, rice flour, superfine sugar, salt, butter, softened

whole wheat flour, black treacle or 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses, eggs, fine brown breadcrumbs, chopped beef suet or 4 oz butter, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, ground cumin, sultanas (golden raisins), currants, apple, lemon , juice of, lemon , zest of, fresh orange juice, to mix

butter, water, sugar, raisins, currants, golden raisin, allspice, cinnamon, flour, beaten eggs, baking powder

victoria sponge cake, sliced, raspberry jam, cream sherry, drambuie (can substitute brandy), eye custard or 1 (3 oz) package jell-o custard or 1 (3 oz) package egg custard or 1 (3 oz) package vegetarian egg custard, raspberries, bananas, thinly sliced (optional), double cream, caster sugar, toasted almond, to garnish, fresh soft fruit slices, to garnish, milk, double cream, egg yolks, caster sugar, drops vanilla essence

chocolate, butter or 1 lb firm margarine, broken mixed biscuit (cookies), chopped mixed, roasted nuts, vanilla

vegetable stock (600ml or two and a half cups), half pint milk (300ml or 1 and a quarter cups), onion (chopped ), bacon (chopped ), vegetable oil (2 1/2 us tablespoons), potatoes (chopped ), cauliflower, cut into florets, salt and pepper

granulated sugar, water, sweet butter, lemon juice, cream of tartar, vanilla extract, oil , for greasing a baking pan

light corn syrup, butter, flour, caster sugar (superfine sugar), brandy, ground ginger

sugar, salted butter, softened, all-purpose flour, caster sugar, for sprinkling (optional), crushed edible lavender flowers (fresh or dried ) (optional)

waxy potatoes, diced, shelled fresh peas (or frozen peas), cooked beetroots, diced (red beets), salt & freshly ground black pepper, two tsp chopped onion, chopped fresh parsley, four tbsp salad dressing (60ml) or salad cream, fresh parsley (to garnish )

whole wheat flour (175g or 1 1/2 us cups), white flour (175g or 1 1/2 us cups), baking powder, butter (60g or half stick) or 2 oz margarine (60g or half stick), golden syrup, warmed, approximately quarter pint milk (5 fl.oz. or 150ml or generous us half cup), salt

flan pastry dough, apples , to fill the flan case completely, demerara sugar (light brown ), granulated sugar, plum jam, flour, cream, egg, egg whites, salt

oatmeal, whipping cream, powdered sugar, whiskey (not that it could be otherwise if you are using real scotch whisky!), fresh raspberry