Toad in the Hole
Cowbridge Kitchen
Toad in the hole is sausages baked in a Yorkshire pudding batter, where the name came from is a bit more of a mystery.
This recipe is a simple idea probably created as some sort of way to make a cheap and filling meal on a tight budget. You just need to make the perfect Yorkshire pudding batter.
The only way to look at this dish is that the Sausages are the toads and the Yorkshire Pudding is the hole, it is up to you what type of Sausage (Toad) you want to use but there are plenty to choose from or you could make your own Sausages.
35 mins Prep time
35 mins Cooking time
Time
This is based on 2 sausages
216g
Calories: 560
Protein: 22g
Fat: 42g
Carbohydrates: 22g
Fiber: 0.7g
Sugar: 9.7g
Nutrition
Servings
Anybody can have a go at this recipe, the secret is to get the batter right
Difficulty
The batter mix is cheap to make, comming in at only £0.76.
The price of the sausages depends on what you use, I have gone mid range.
Cost to make:
£2.76 / $3.49 (Est.)
Equipment:
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How to Make Toad in the Hole
Toad in the hole is an 18th century English dish consisting of Sausages baked in a Yorkshire Pudding Batter , not surprisingly then that the dish has it's roots in the North of England.
The exact origins of Toad in the hole are a bit unclear, but traditionally the dish is served with Onion gravy and Vegetables.
Toad in the hole was created as a way to stretch out the meat in the poor houses.
Cuisine: UK, English
ingredients
4 eggs
4 ounces of flour
25 ml of olive oil
100 ml of full fat milk
Cooking Instructions
- First thing to do is make a quality Yorkshire Pudding Mix. Get the Eggs cracked and into a bowl.
- Mix with a fork.
- Add the Flour and combine with the eggs until a thick batter is formed.
- Add the Olive oil and the Milk to the Batter.
- Mix well with a fork or a whisk until small bubbles are formed .
- Leave the mix to rest for 30 minutes.
- Put 1 tablespoon of olive oil into an oven dish.
- Cut your sausages in half and get them in the dish, cook in the oven @ 180 c for 10 minutes.
- Remove the sausages and cover them with the Yorkshire pudding Batter.
- Turn the oven to 200 c , return the dish and cook for another 25 minutes or until the batter is well risen
Try this with different types of Sausage.
I like a nice spicy Cumberland sausage in mine.