Classic Toad in the Hole

Name: Classic Toad in the Hole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g peas to serve; 4 Egg large; 1 tbsp Cooking oil for the roasting tin; 4 Pork Sausages good-quality pork sausages; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp Black pepper freshly ground; 300ml base gravy to serve; 300ml Milk; 115g Plain Flour

A proper British comfort-food favourite: sausages baked in a light, golden Yorkshire pudding batter.

55 mins Serves 4Oven

Ingredients ↓Method ↓

Method

10 mins prep45 mins cook55 mins total

Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan) / gas 7. Pour the oil into a roasting tin, add the sausages and cook for 15 minutes until lightly browned.
Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, salt and black pepper in a bowl until smooth. Rest the batter for 30 minutes if time allows.
Remove the hot tin from the oven and carefully pour the batter around the sausages.
Return the tin to the oven and bake for 25–30 minutes until the Yorkshire pudding is well risen and deep golden. Do not open the oven door during the first 20 minutes.
Serve immediately with hot onion gravy and peas.

Notes

For the best rise, let the batter rest for 30 minutes if you have time. Keep the roasting tin and fat very hot before adding the batter.

About this recipe

Classic toad in the hole combines browned pork sausages with a crisp-edged, soft-centred Yorkshire pudding. Rest the batter while the sausages heat, then pour it into the hot tin so it rises around them.

Serve it straight from the oven with onion gravy and peas for an easy family dinner.