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Yorkshire Pudding, its a regional thing. Possibly limited to the UK? I have no idea really. Anyhow this is the problem. It is a batter that goes into the oven and is expected to rise. It is savoury and served with sausage, chips, gravy, peas or chops, lamb, peas and gravy etc., If you cook the sausage with the batter at the same time, it becomes Toad in the Hole, but the idea is still the same.
The recipe is simple.
100g plain flour (I usually use a 50:50 mixture of strong to plain flour)
2 eggs
275ml milk (milk alternative in my case)
pinch of salt
You pretty much mix all of it together, let it stand for an hour and then pour into a metal tin where the oil is sizzling hot and bung in the very hot oven (425F) until it has risen, and should be really brown and crispy. Roughly 40 minutes. You do NOT under any circumstances open the oven door, that is a catastrophic mistake to make with it.
The problem is that my husband can not for the life of him get the batter to rise and I have no idea why. I can't easily make it myself (due to my current mobility issues relating to a bad back) and I have been trying to get him to follow instructions.
Usually the batter will rise about 3 inches or more around the edges and they should turn dark brown. The insides should not rise or not rise much, but should cook. It's a skill. The oil that you put into the baking tin (or pyrex bowl) and heat up prior to the batter being added, should be very, very hot. Seriously hot. And you must get it into the very oven immediately.
So does anyone have any ideas on what he is doing wrong please, because all we get are flat 'pancake' like puddings where the batter has cooked (usually) but not always all the way through. They taste correct, they just don't look correct.
They should look like these. we are aiming for the larger version, less oil and calories involved ...
(from wiki)
So please, what is he doing wrong. It has always worked for me. That recipe has been in the family for years.... literally decades.... and I have run out of ideas, not to mention eaten too many failures of recent - some not so edible either. I'm at a loss.
Original recipe which he is following. It works when I do it, it worked when my Grannie did it... it doesn't work for my husband...
The recipe is simple.
100g plain flour (I usually use a 50:50 mixture of strong to plain flour)
2 eggs
275ml milk (milk alternative in my case)
pinch of salt
You pretty much mix all of it together, let it stand for an hour and then pour into a metal tin where the oil is sizzling hot and bung in the very hot oven (425F) until it has risen, and should be really brown and crispy. Roughly 40 minutes. You do NOT under any circumstances open the oven door, that is a catastrophic mistake to make with it.
The problem is that my husband can not for the life of him get the batter to rise and I have no idea why. I can't easily make it myself (due to my current mobility issues relating to a bad back) and I have been trying to get him to follow instructions.
Usually the batter will rise about 3 inches or more around the edges and they should turn dark brown. The insides should not rise or not rise much, but should cook. It's a skill. The oil that you put into the baking tin (or pyrex bowl) and heat up prior to the batter being added, should be very, very hot. Seriously hot. And you must get it into the very oven immediately.
So does anyone have any ideas on what he is doing wrong please, because all we get are flat 'pancake' like puddings where the batter has cooked (usually) but not always all the way through. They taste correct, they just don't look correct.
They should look like these. we are aiming for the larger version, less oil and calories involved ...
(from wiki)
So please, what is he doing wrong. It has always worked for me. That recipe has been in the family for years.... literally decades.... and I have run out of ideas, not to mention eaten too many failures of recent - some not so edible either. I'm at a loss.
Original recipe which he is following. It works when I do it, it worked when my Grannie did it... it doesn't work for my husband...
