St Fillan's is a
Perthshire village at the eastern end of Loch Earn.
Here is a recipe which
originated many years ago in the Scottish Women's Rural Institute.
The
quantities are sufficient for 4/6 people, depending on appetites!
Ingredients:
4 oz (125g or one cup) flour
2 oz (50g or third of a cup) fine granulated sugar
Half teaspoon baking soda
Half teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch of salt
1.5oz (40g or less than half a stick) butter or margarine
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
One pound stewed fruit (eg apples, pear, rhubarb, gooseberries or figs
etc)
Method:
Mix together the dry ingredients and then rub in the butter.
Mix (but
don't beat) the white and yolk of the eggs,
Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture
Add the eggs.
Mix to a thick batter adding milk
as required.
Place the stewed fruit along with their juices in the foot of an oven-proof
dish.
Drop in the batter on top in spoonfuls.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 375°F (190°C or Gas Mark 5) for half an hour
or until the mixture has risen and turned golden and cooked through.
Serve: Warm or cold.