anyone got a good recipe for toad-in-the-hole ?

moneypanicker

Well i used pink-winged receipe as above and it did rise! However it was quite doughy and then the kids wouldn't eat it. Should it be doughy i never had it as a kid?

PasturesNew

moneypanicker wrote: »

Should it be doughy i never had it as a kid?

OMG CHILD ABUSE!!!! Report your parents now!
Yorkies are compulsory.

In my experience there are 3 types of Yorkshire .... not sure how each is achieved, but:
1] Stereotype ones you get at, say, a carvery: they're well formed and pretty crispy
2] Quite doughy.
3] Would be doughy but they're a bit soft still.

Strangely enough, I prefer the last two in that list. Especially in a toad in the hole.

And with toad in the hole, while mash/gravy is nice .... mash and baked beans is scrummy too. I love the way the beans juice soaks in.

Dammit... will have to have one in the next week now...

morganb

I've always used self-raising flour ... and yorkies and toad in the hole have always been perfect, but then I do have a fan oven so they cook for less time ...

beingjdc

My yorkshire puddings don't rise very well these days either and I can't work out why. More eggs will force them to do so, but there comes a point where they taste eggy! Gravy and sossidge would disguise that, I imagine.

rev229

I use the gorden ramsey recipie never fails even when I leave it in the oven on the timer so it cooks in a cold oven (well until it heats up) 225g plain flour 300mls milk 4 eggs pinch of salt. I also freeze this recipie thaw it and cook it. I also use silicon bakewear so it never sticks. It always rises alot so make sure tray is the middle one as it will stick to the top of the oven. I mix it either in the kenwood or food processor.

suzukibabe

I am going to make this for tea tomorrow, have seen the m&s advert for toad in the hole and it looks yummy.

I've never made this before but have copied the recipes to my little recipe book so ta muchly.

moanymoany

Made it yesterday and it was very good, rose very well, lovely and crisp.


4 oz plain flour
2 very small eggs - or 1 ordinary (my chickens are just girlies and their eggs are very small)
mix with enough milk to make the consistency like double cream

Get the oven as hot as it will go. Put the sausages with some oil into a tin, put in the oven for 10 minutes.

Take the tin out of the oven, pour the batter over - it should sizzle and start to set in the bottom. Put it back into the oven.

Turn the oven down to 200 degrees. Don't open the oven for 20 minutes, it will take 25/30 minutes.

Then have a look, if it looks done, turn the oven down to 150 until the rest of the meal is ready.

poly1

My daughter has requested I make Toad in the Hole tomorrow. The problem is I have never made it before , and haven't a clue how. Can any of you nice people on this forum help? Also do you use an ordinary roasting tin for it? I have to cook it for 4 people and need to make gravy to go with it ??? I only ever make gravy with roast using the meat juices etc, have no idea how to make it for toad in the hole .

overlykeensaver

Toad in the Hole is just yorkshire pudding batter with some sausages in the middle.
Some people cook their sausages first and then pour over the batter. I just shove batter and raw sausage in the oven and cook for about 30 mins.

You can make a nice onion gravy for your toad in the hole if you slice an onion and cook it very slowly and gently in butter until soft. Then add some flour and some stock/gravy powder/red wine and stir like mad. Add some worcestershire sauce and it is very tasty.

Little_Miss_Naughty

Hi

It depends on how big your roasting dish is. I make mine in a square ceramic dish (approx holds about 2 pints of water)

I just brown of the sausages (1lb of sausages) and put them in the dish and cover with standard batter mix (same as you would use for yorkshire puddings)

Batter Mix
100g plain flour
pinch salt (optional)
1 egg beaten
1/2 pint milk

Sieve the flour, make hole in the centre and add egg and milk and whisk. If you cant afford 1/2 pint of milk you can use half water and half milk but it is not quite as nice but still works.

Oven bake at 220 for about 40 - 45 minutes until brown

I cheat with the gravy and make instant - sorry cant help with that one!

Hope this helps