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Cloutie dumpling (also spelt Clootie) is a traditional Scottish pudding, so called because in the old days, it would have been boiled in a clout or cloth. I thought I better take note of this recipe before I embark on my travels to the Caribbean and share it with other connoisseurs of delicious food.

Ingredients:

4 oz. (125 g.) shredded suet or margarine

8 oz. (225 g.) flour

4 oz. (125 g.) oatmeal

3 oz. (75 g.) sugar

1 rounded teaspoon baking power

8 oz. (225 g.) mixed sultanas and currants

1 teaspoon each: ground cinnamon and ginger

1 tablespoon golden syrup

2 eggs

3-4 tablespoons buttermilk or sour milk.

Directions:

Rub the fat into the sifted flour; add all the other dry ingredients.

Make a hole in the centre and add the syrup and beaten eggs and mix well.

Then add enough buttermilk or sour milk to make a soft firm batter.

If using a pudding cloth dip it first into boiling water and then flour it well before adding the pudding mixture. Tie up, but allow a good space for expansion.

Or the mixture can be put into a slightly greased basin allowing a one-inch (2.5 cm) space at the top. Tie down securely boil with boiling water coming up to the rim for 2 ½ -3 hrs

If using the cloth, put a saucer or plate in the bottom of the saucepan and stand the pudding in the cloth on top, then cover with boiling water, and cook for 2 ½ -3 hrs.

Turn out and serve hot with custard or cold with cream.

I found this Caribbean dish that sounds and looks absolutely fantastic, I sure would love to eat the Cloutie dumpling after I have had this great  dish.  I can’t wait to get on with my travels and get back to the Caribbean to taste some of the best food in the world. A dish most comforting