Dumpling Recipe » Clootie Dumpling

My Grandmother's recipe and she would have been 100!

Ingredients

• 4 cups self-rising flour
• 1 ¾ cups dried currants
• 1 ⅓ cups raisins
• ¼ pound shredded suet
• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon molasses

Cooking Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine flour, currants, raisins, suet, bread crumbs and sugar. Mix egg and milk with mixed spice, baking powder, salt and molasses. Stir into flour mixture to form a wet dough.
3. Dip a heavy cotton cloth in boiling water and then sprinkle it with flour. Place dough in center of cloth, draw opposite corners together to form a ball, leaving a bit of room for the dumpling to expand, and tie tightly with twine to seal.
4. Place the dumpling in the boiling water, reduce heat to a low boil, and cook 3 1/2 hours, topping water off as needed. Remove the dumpling from the water, remove the cloth and dry the dumpling in front of a fire or in a 150 degree oven until surface is no longer wet. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories672.3
• carbohydrateContent124.6 g
• cholesterolContent34.1 mg
• fatContent15.8 g
• fiberContent5.1 g
• proteinContent11.2 g
• saturatedFatContent8.1 g
• sodiumContent959.6 mg
• sugarContent49.3 g