Sunday, 6 February 2011

Suet Crust Pastry / Dumplings

For roly-polys, boiled or steamed puddings and dumplings.

Ingredients

  • 8 oz self-raising flour
  • 4 oz shredded suet
  • 1 level teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 level teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 pint cold water

Method

  1. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl
  2. Mix to soft paste with water
  3. Knead on a floured board until smooth

Tips

  • For pastry roll out to 1/8 inch thickness
  • For dumplings use 1/2 quantities
  • Pastry is best used straight away