Recipe: Tasty Toad in The Hole

Toad in The Hole. Toad in the hole or Sausage Toad is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion gravy and vegetables. Historically, the dish has also been prepared using other meats, such as rump steak and lamb's kidney. Nigel Slater shares the secrets behind his perfect toad in the hole recipe: skinless sausages, red hot dripping and a few hidden extras.

My "little ones" are now grown (and have advanced to more difficult recipes!), but this continues to be a. Is toad in the hole a school-dinner classic or a waste of good sausages? Toad in the hole is one of England's most bizarrely named foods. You can have Toad in The Hole using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Toad in The Hole

1. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Mustard Powder.
2. Prepare 300 ml of Milk.
3. It's 1 of Large Egg.
4. Prepare Pinch of Salt.
5. Prepare 100 g of Plain Flour.
6. Prepare 8 of Sausages.

Where did its unusual name come from? Britain is known for its oddly named delicacies, from Bubble & Squeak to Spotted Dick, but Toad-in-the-Hole really takes the biscuit for bizarrely named food with no clear reason for its label. Toad in the Hole is a classic English dish, a dinnertime favourite for children and adults alike. Sausages are lightly baked and smothered in a savoury.

Toad in The Hole step by step

1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip flour into a large mixing bowl and stir in the mustard powder with a good pinch of salt. Make a well in the centre, crack in the egg, then pour in a dribble of milk. Stir with a wooden spoon, gradually incorporating some of the flour, until you have a smooth batter in the well. Now add a bit more milk and continue stirring until all the milk and flour has been mixed together..
2. Put the sausages in the oven for round about 15 minutes in a 20x30 deep tray (you will cook the batter in this later).
3. Once sausages are ready, take out and leave to cool in the tray for 10 minutes..
4. Pour the batter over the sausages evenly and put back in the oven and bake for 30-40 mins until the batter is cooked through, well risen and crisp. If you poke the tip of a knife into the batter in the middle of the tray it should be set, not sticky or runny..
5. Cut into 4 equal slices. (it may look big but its all air!) Best served with roast potatoes, gravy and some yummy vegetables on the side.

Meanwhile, make up the batter mix. Toad in the hole is the perfect winter dinner. What's not to love about sausages in crispy batter? Make a well in the middle. Preheat a large skillet to a high heat.