Want to make yorkshire pudding but have no salt?!

blue_sea

any ideas?

I really fancy Yorkshire pud but the weather isn't allowing any unnecessary trips, can these be made without salt?

TIA x

delain

I always do without salt but i like mine stodgy don't know if that helps

celyn90

I never add salt to mine (I am a soft southerner though! :rotfl: )

Oldernotwiser

It might be nice with some anchovy essence/Worcestershire sauce/Marmite mixed in.

blue_sea

that's ok as I'm not fond of the crispy yorkies - but didn't want to waste some eggs if it would turn out terrible

is there an OS recipe which is foolproof? I haven't made these before

Oldernotwiser

I don't think that adding salt makes any difference to whether YP is crispy or not, it's purely a question of flavour.

carolinosourus

I always use this recipe, which I think is great. Never had any problems with it and my toad in the hole always turns out edible. The salt I thought, was for flavour, not for crispiness, but I'm sure someone will tell me what the right answer is!

Pink.

Hi blue_sea,

I agree with Oldernotwiser, the salt added to is only for flavour and will make no difference to how the yorkshires rise.

This is how I make mine:

I use half a pint of milk, 4oz plain flour, and two eggs. Mix them all together and let the mixture stand for half an hour.

To get them to rise well the most important thing is to make sure that the fat in the tin is really hot (almost smoking) when you add your batter mixture. Usually I pre-heat the tin in the oven then set it on a ring on the hob to maintain the heat while pouring in the mix.

This thread has more recipes and tips that might help:

Yorkshire Puddings

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the recipes together.

Pink

charliee_3

eeew.. yorkshires without salt ming...

domestic_goddess

Hi

I always use 100g plain flour mixed with half a pint of milk and 2 eggs.

The trick is to make sure that the fat is really hot before you put the mix in and then don't open the door while they are cooking.

:beer:

tandraig

salt is for flavour really - but tbh never noticed any difference when i have forgotten to put it in. I only realise when i see the salt still in cupboard instead of on the worktop!