In a large mixing bowl combine add flour, oatmeal, suet, sugar, spices, fruit, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, treacle and eggs.

Mix together until it forms a big sticky ball of tasty dumpling. Get your hands dirty and get in there.

Add milk to the mixture if it is too dry, not too much, just enough milk to bring it together.

Next, get your cloot and place it in the colander in your sink.

Pour enough water over the cloth.Once the water has cooled to handle, wring out the cloot.

Lay the cloot flat on the worktop.

Sprinkle the entire surface of the cloot with a thin layer of flour.

Place mixture in the middle of the floured cloot.

Pull up the edges of the cloot together and cut a long length of string. Using the string, tie the top together.

​Place a saucer or small plate, upside down at the bottom of the pressure cooker. Make sure that the plate can handle a lot of heat.

Place the tied clootie dumpling and place it into your pot.

Add boiling water to the pot until the dumpling is submerged.

Cover, seal and bring up to pressure.

Let it cook for 40 mins.

​De-pressure the pressure cooker and drain off the water.

Cut the string from the tied cloot and remove the dumpling cloot carefully from the surface of the dumpling.

Place the dumpling onto a baking tray, which has been lined with greaseproof paper, and place into the oven at 180°C or 356°F, approx gas mark 4.

Bake for 5 -10 minutes, until the skin of the dumpling has darkened.

Enjoy!