[chocolate cake]

I'll be looking to make some xmas puds soon, so easy to do, but an essential ingredient in the recipe I usually use is suet - I haven't seen any in the shops here in NZ, does anyone know where it can be found? Atora would be great, but is there any NZ equivalent?

Another missing baking ingredient I've not yet tracked down, is malt. I used to get it from Holland & Barrat in the UK, but haven't seen it here also.

[nippa&pippa]

Malt - try this (http://www.ieproduce.com/Products.asp?Keyword=malt) is that what you looking for?

[Kerry and David]

Haven't seen suet in the Supermarket but you can buy it here
http://www.portobelloroad.co.nz

Don't know where you are in Auckland but we have a UK shop in Orewa 30 minutes North Of Auckland called Bramptons and they may have it in there?

[YouMeAndThree]

Haven't seen suet in the Supermarket but you can buy it here
http://www.portobelloroad.co.nz

Don't know where you are in Auckland but we have a UK shop in Orewa 30 minutes North Of Auckland called Bramptons and they may have it in there?


Do you mean Bramptins (http://www.bramptins.co.nz/shop/cooking-and-baking/atora-vegetable-suet-light250g)? There's one in Pakuranga too and Browns Bay

[YouMeAndThree]

I use suet for my dumplings, so will be interested to know an equivalent :-)

[chocolate cake]

Malt - try this (http://www.ieproduce.com/Products.asp?Keyword=malt) is that what you looking for?

Malt - not quite, I was more looking for a jar of the malt extract, it's kind of brown gloopy stuff, and also nice on toast. This is the only one I've found online, in the UK sadly:-
http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/products/meridian/meridian-barley-malt-extract/

Separately thanks for the links to suet. I'm out at Cockle Bay, but pass through Pakuranga on the way to work, so will try to check them out.

Actually just done a web search for Atora suet and revealed:
Bramptons, at a hefty $6.95 a packet
http://www.bramptins.co.nz/shop/cooking-and-baking/atora-vegetable-suet-light250g
or the English Corner Shop at Onehunga and a full $2 cheaper!!
http://www.theenglishcornershop.co.nz/products.htm

[Kerry and David]

Bramptins - oops:o

[JandM]

Zardell mentioned this some time ago, talking about NZ products in lieu of UK.


Oh and suet is suet mixed with flour, so instead of using 1 suet (Atora for the Brits reading this) to 2 flour, I now have to use 2 suet mixture (Shreddo) to 1 flour.

[zardell]

Hi All.

Yeah - they don't have Atora, but they do have a product called Shreddo which is widely available at most supermarkets.

No idea what it will be like in your Chrissie Puds, but it's fine for dumplings.

Julie

xx

[nippa&pippa]

just realise it is amercian....i did found nz's.. hang on

here (http://www.naturallyorganic.co.nz/shop/search.php?q=Barley+Malt&qtype=&image.x=0&image.y=0) you may need to ask if it is extract as didn't say very much but it stated "sauces"

[M-Squared]

What the heck is suet, anyway? :exit

[KerryS]

What the heck is suet, anyway? :exit

It's raw beef fat. Or sometimes mutton. Usually dehydrated and sold in packets.
I get my butcher to shred the fat for me. Makes me more aware of the fact I'm actually using fat in a recipe rather than a dried ingredient, so I don't use too much.
You can also grate butter to use instead of suet in some recipes - it works well with dumplings, but not so sure about Christmas puddings, as I use a recipe which has grated apple rather than suet.

Shreddo is horrid. I tried it and wasn't impressed.

[beano_bill]

Shreddo is horrid. I tried it and wasn't impressed.

Hear, hear. Imagine my excitement when I found Shreddo for my dumplings only to actually taste them :wah

Not impressed.

Too late for Crimble, but thought I'd let you know of a new shop that's opened here on the coast:

http://britstuff.co.nz/index.html

I followed a lovely recipe for dumplings with suet for dinner this year and was presented with the best ones I've ever done. Just trying to justify a roast dinner in summer to do it again.....hmmmmmmmm

Beano

[veronica]

talking to my mum about suet only yesterday and she was saying that during/after teh war when things were in short supply they used to use any form of grated fat.