Because it’s the cloth that defines clootie dumpling. Although flour, suet, dried fruit and spices always feature, the precise ingredients vary from region to region and family to family. The cloth, ...

Is it an ancient tradition or an eyesore? A row has broken out about a clean-up of the Clootie Well in the Highlands. At the Black Isle village of Munlochy, it has been a tradition for centuries to ...

Your famous Scottish suet pud, not unlike spotted dick – wonderful for Burns Night and beyond, with a spot of ice-cream or fried up in butter the next day Clootie dumpling is, let’s face it, a much ...

2 boiling cloths - you can use an old cotton pillowcase or a large old linen tea towel or muslin cut into a 48mm square, kitchen string and a microwave roasting bag. Plunge cloths into a pan of ...

The clatter and bubble of a suet pudding boiling in a pot can warm a person faster than any radiator can. It fills the kitchen with a warm fug of sugar and spice and when facing a dark Scottish winter ...

This rich fruit clootie dumpling is a classic Scottish steamed pudding, serve with clotted cream and a dram of whisky. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, spices and salt into a bowl and stir in the ...