Yorkshire puddings!
I know this may seem like a rather odd post, but I need to know does anyone know how to make good yorkshire puddings.
Here in yanksville sunday roast ain't a big deal, but since I'm a Geordie "Ah luv me sunday dinner like".
Yorkshire puds are an issue for these Americans and it's apparent from the wacky recipe we followed. It had 4 eggs in it .....4!
Anyway I wasn't convinced, they took ages to rise the batter mix was yellow and I kept sayin' too many eggs in it. But we persevered, which was a disaster. They rose really well but they weren't hollow or crispy, they turned out like cakes....egg flavoured cakes, Basically they were friggin' rancid.
My gran used to make perfect yorkies but since she died almost 7 years ago I can't phone her up and ask her. My ma makes the batter mix so it looks right but hers never rise.
I know this may seem silly but yorkies are the integral part of ones sunday lunch. As a brit who's had Indian take away, kebabs, and even proper fish 'n' chips removed from his life I need this to keep me sane.
Please help me !!!
Here in yanksville sunday roast ain't a big deal, but since I'm a Geordie "Ah luv me sunday dinner like".
Yorkshire puds are an issue for these Americans and it's apparent from the wacky recipe we followed. It had 4 eggs in it .....4!
Anyway I wasn't convinced, they took ages to rise the batter mix was yellow and I kept sayin' too many eggs in it. But we persevered, which was a disaster. They rose really well but they weren't hollow or crispy, they turned out like cakes....egg flavoured cakes, Basically they were friggin' rancid.
My gran used to make perfect yorkies but since she died almost 7 years ago I can't phone her up and ask her. My ma makes the batter mix so it looks right but hers never rise.
I know this may seem silly but yorkies are the integral part of ones sunday lunch. As a brit who's had Indian take away, kebabs, and even proper fish 'n' chips removed from his life I need this to keep me sane.
Please help me !!!
Post edited by dm_boozefreek on
Every night is curry night!
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other wise just use a couple
the important thing is to let the mixture settle for half an hour before it goes in the oven
don't use to much oil and leave it until it starts to smoke before you put the mixture in, The oven should be turned up full before the oil goes in.
leave for about 20 mins, and don't keep opening the door to see if they've risen, (what are you going to do if they haven't)
and finally use empty Fray Bentos pie tins for making giant Yorkshire's
recipe (nicked off the web)
Serves 4-6
300ml (½ pint) Milk
110g (4 oz) Plain Flour
1 Egg
Oil, Lard or Dripping
Place the flour in a bowl, then make a well in the centre and break in the egg.
Mix in half the milk using a wooden spoon, work the mixture until smooth then add the
remaining milk.
Beat or whisk until fully combined and the surface is covered with tiny bubbles.
Allow to rest for 15 to 30 minutes
Pre-heat oven to 220°C; 425°F: Gas 7.
Place a teaspoon of fat into 12 individual deep bun tins or a single large tin and place in the oven until the fat is very hot.
Pour the batter into the tins and bake for 20 mins
Yorkshire pudding by James Martin
Serves 4
Preparation time overnight
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
225g/8oz plain flour
salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 free-range eggs
600ml/1 pint milk
55g/2oz dripping
Method
1. Place the flour and a little salt and freshly ground black pepper into a bowl. Add the eggs, mixing in with a whisk, then gradually pour in the milk, mixing slowly to prevent lumps forming.
2. Cover the bowl with clingfilm and chill in the fridge overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
4. Put a little of the dripping in four non-stick Yorkshire pudding tins. Place the tins in the oven until smoking hot.
5. Remove from the oven and quickly fill the moulds with the batter. Return to the oven and cook for 20-25 minutes.
6. Turn the oven down to 190C/375F/Gas 5 and cook for a further 10 minutes to set the bottom of the puddings.
7. Remove from the oven and serve.
I happen to think regardless of the good things you said about James Martin, you forgot to mention.....Ahem!!!........hmph!!.......hmm...
Er TWAT!!!
But thanks for the help anyway it's gotta be better than the yank idea.
...as for having a recipe, sorry, as a true yorkshire man we don't make them, that would be a job for mother.
I don't think he's as annoying as the rest of the celebrity-chefs. Ainsley's just plain irritating, Worral-Thompson is a stuck-up prick and Jamie's just a bit too chav. Nigella's quite shaggable though.
JM did a curry recipe which I use a lot nowadays which is the best homemade curry ever! In fact I'm making it tonight.
None of them stand up to the pisshead Floyd though. He was entertaining!
Grease up the roasting tray from your oven.
pour pancake mix all over roasting tray.
Bung in oven.
Make cup of tea and watch it cook.
Now enjoy a 2foot by 1 foot Yorkshire pud
Wicked!!
If your gonna do that you might as well hoy a few sausages in there and make toad in the hole.
Hmmm not a bad idea that's another dish I haven't had in a while, with onion gravy ooohhhhhhh!
It's givin' me the drip that is.
NO!! NEVER !!!
Or you could just place the rest of your roast dinner inside the Yorkshire pud like a dinner within a dinner type thing.
6 oz plain flour
2 eggs
6 fl oz of milk
2 fl oz of water
lard,dripping, olive oil ( whatever your personal choice is )
salt and pepper to season
Like was said earlier - make sure the fat in the pan is smoking hot before putting the batter in.
Stick it/them in the oven (200) for 20 to 25 minutes.
I have to go along with the individual yorkshire pudding scenario myself - gives you something to pour the gravey into. mmmm nice. :)
buy a packet of batter mix (about 15p). Add an egg, and some water.
Put a bit of vegetable oil in a roasting tin, then bung it in the oven.
;)
Well tried making them to a recipe closer resembling some of the ones posted on here, and even phoned my ma back in England to ask her (even though hers don't rise very often).
We have YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS!!!
Although they weren't perfect or exactly how I would have liked them, they were a %200 improvement on last Sundays travesty.
The point is they were edible just not very big, and they did rise quite well.
So thank you all!
Type in's of course :)