Best Yorkshire puddings
By Barney Desmazery
Cooking time
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 20 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Makes 8 large puds or 24 smallThe secret to getting gloriously puffed-up Yorkshires is to have the fat sizzling hot – and don't open the oven door!
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition per pud (8 large puds)
- kcalories
- 199
- protein
- 6g
- carbs
- 15g
- fat
- 13g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 0g
- sugar
- 1g
- salt
- 0.12g
Ingredients
- 140g plain flour (this is about 200ml/7fl oz)
- 4 eggs (200ml/7fl oz)
- 200ml milk
- sunflower oil, for cooking
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Method
- Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8. Drizzle a little sunflower oil evenly into 2 x 4-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or a 12-hole non-stick muffin tin and place in the oven to heat through.
- To make the batter, tip 140g plain flour into a bowl and beat in four eggs until smooth. Gradually add 200ml milk and carry on beating until the mix is completely lump-free. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the batter into a jug, then remove the hot tins from the oven. Carefully and evenly pour the batter into the holes. Place the tins back in the oven and leave undisturbed for 20-25 mins until the puddings have puffed up and browned. Serve immediately. You can now cool them and freeze for up to 1 month.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2009
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
This is simply the best Yorkshire pudding recipe I have ever come across. I have made these dozens of times now and each time without fail, they have been a resounding success. It is true that they nearly touch the top of the oven so make sure you position your oven shelf a little lower to allow room for them to rise. I also put a good teaspoon of mustard powder, salt and pepper in mine. My in-laws couldn't believe the size and taste - they really are great!! Definitely invest in a proper pudding tin though, as they're only cheap and result in show stopping Yorkies.
Having heard the many ooh-and-ah warnings about failed yorkies from my mother and grandma, I was reticent about making my own, but these beasts are fantastic and pretty fool-proof!
My second batch weren't *quite* as impressive as the first but I think it may have been that I put too little oil in some of the tray holes before baking. Even so they were still delicious and cheaper than shop-bought when you consider the number the recipe makes.
I don't know why this recipe works better than others, but it does! I gave up on making Yorkshires for years, used the frozen '4 minute' ones. But for yesterday's roast had forgotten to buy them, so Googled 'yorkshire pudds' and this one came up. Decided to give it a go, and OMG, fantastic! Like some others have said, don't put them too close to the top of the oven, because they rise like mad! It took moments to make the batter, and they looked and tasted perfect. I will never buy the frozen ones again. Amazing!
