Savoury Batter recipes and questions

SunnyGirl

anguk wrote: »

Is there still a bit of north/south divide when it comes to Yorkshire puds? I don't know anyone who doesn't eat them, we have them at least once a week, but we love yorkies and would have them with anything!

SunnyGirl, here's a recipe for Raspberry vinegar, it looks very easy, I may even try it myself!
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/514445

Thanks for the link I'll give it a go as they were very tasty eaten that way. I've often wondered if there's a divide over Yorkies too. I've lived all over the country - as far south as Devon & here in Manchester in the north - but a lot of this time was when I was a child so I didn't pay much attention to cooking matters :rotfl: A lot of people only have them with roast beef whereas I was brought up to have them with nearly every roast meal and savoury mince dishes too. I love them though!

zippychick wrote: »

Thanks Sunnygirl! That's great. In return - Raspberry vinegar

So if you are making the one with the sausages , do you put oil in with the sausages ?

When would you suggest adding water/beer? I would try a "normal" batter first, then deviate once I know i can do the basics. It's so exciting.

I'll happily have yorkies with curry, but then I am a little odd that way! Love the idea of freezing in ice cube shapes. Think i will do that tonight . Could you cook from icecubes then, so you would just put the ice cube straight on the hot oil?

So many questions!

Don't worry about the questions it's the only way we all learn I've never tried adding sparkly water/beer but I would make the batter as I needed it rather than let it stand for too long if I used it.

With sausages I only put a tiny bit of oil in the tin, to stop the Yorkies sticking, as they make enough oil of their own.

I've never frozen them as there is never any left but I also liked the idea of freezing bags of Yorkie pudding cubes. It would make life much easier if they could just be dropped into hot oil from the freezer. I'll have to have an experiment and see!

zippychick

Brill info there, thanks Sunnygirl! I liked the idea of freezing them in the muffin tin shape, but i dont think my muffin tin would fit in my freezer .

Will report back later providing i have enough energy to clean and cook yorkies! I'm just so clueless as i said I didn't even know what they were until recently.

Oh! Also do you use plain flour I assume?

zippychick

darn it, Sunnygirl I used plain flour! Will it make a huge difference?

Mags_cat

I always use plain flour for yorkshire pudding. The equal quantities *by volume* of everything works fine for me - always light and crispy :T

zippychick

Cheers ! Cool name. My kitty is called Mags, so funny user name. You're not her using the computer when I leave the room, are you?:D:rotfl:

SunnyGirl

Hi sorry I've not been on much today. My Mum always uses plain flour & I always use self raising so it won't matter. Did you end up making them last night or are you doing them tonight? I'm very excited for you!

zippychick

Making them tonight! NOW! Well, soon ish. I need to put my taties in so the batter is settling and growing and what ever else it does.

Prob eating them for half 8 ALso going to try freezing the ice cube batter and cooking them tomo from frozen!

SunnyGirl

Ooh let me know how they turn out! And tomorrows too as I really fancy making a load up then freezing cubes. It'd be so easy! Enjoy xx

zippychick

oh my GOSH! Totally sexy yummy tasty fluffy light gorgeousness! YAY! Devine. Had 4, and am sorely tempted to do a few more.....! :j:j:j:j:o:j:A:T:p:o:beer::j:beer::j:j:j:j:j:j:j:D:D:T

Wonderful stuff and easy recipe to make too! Awesome!

will try and get a pic on once i get my phone wire off my neighbour!

They pooed all funny shapes, it was dead exciting. Better shapes than my submarine bread.

Edit - stopped myself making more so have 5 ice cubes in.

Operation yorkie ice cubes, CHECK!:j

Mags_cat

zippychick wrote: »

Cheers ! Cool name. My kitty is called Mags, so funny user name. You're not her using the computer when I leave the room, are you?:D:rotfl:

Me??!

Hehehe...it was my first ever online handle - probably 12 or so years ago. At the time, I was desperately hunting for a name that hadn't already been registered and I was Mags and (then) I did have a cat...well, the rest is history

ETA : Yay for excellent yorkshire puds!!:T