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Scottish Dumpling
Scottish Dumpling is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic boiled pudding of a spiced butter, flour and egg batter with sultanas that was traditionally boiled in a cloth, but which is more typically steamed in a pudding basin today and which is served with custard or white sauce. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Scottish Dumpling.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
180 minutes
Total Time:
200 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Dessert RecipesCake RecipesScottish Recipes
This is a traditional boiled pudding that used to be made in a cloth but which these days is more typically made in a pudding basin. This pudding is also suitable for microwaving. It's slightly lighter than its Christmas relative, the clootie dumpling.
Ingredients:
240ml water
150g caster sugar
1 tsp mixed spice
1/2 tbsp
cinnamon
220g mixed dried fruit, chopped
200g sultanas
225g butter
250g plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
Method:
Add the water, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, mixed fruit, sultanas and butter to a saucepan. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 2 minutes, stirring all the while so the sugar melts (this allows everything to combine and plumps-up the fruit).
Remove from the heat and immediately stir-in the flour, baking soda and eggs. Whisk to combine then pour either into a pudding basin or a microwavable bowl.
For the microwave, simply place the bowl in the microwave (no need to cover) and cook for 10 minutes on full power. Remove from the microwave and allow to stand for 4 minutes then tip onto a serving plate, cut into wedges and serve with custard or white sauce.
If you're making this the traditional way then pour the batter into a well-buttered 1.2l pudding basin. Either add the lid or cover with greased greaseproof paper. Cover completely with aluminium foil then tie securely in place.
Either put in the basket of a steamer or sit on an upturned saucer in a large pan. Add water to 3/4 of the way up the sides of the basin then cover and boil.
Boil or steam for about 3 hours then take the pudding out of the steamer (remember to check the level of the water regularly). Unwrap the pudding, allow to cool for 5 minutes then tip onto a serving plate and serve with custard or white sauce.
