Christmas Yorkshire Puddings
Perfectly soft and chewy, Yorkshire Puddings are rarely absent from any true English holiday dinner. They’re light, crispy and downright delicious, often used as makeshift cups for gravies or sauces, plus they add extra heartiness to the meal.
Yorkshire puddings are a breeze to make as long as you remember to keep the right proportion of eggs, milk and flour and your oven very hot. Go on and try the recipe yourself!
Christmas Yorkshire Puddings
Ingredients
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vegetable oil in each Yorkie cup
Instructions
- Crack your 4 whole eggs into a measuring jug and measure out the same amounts of milk and flour. (For example if you have 1 cup of eggs you'll need 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of flour. Remember these proportions for failproof Yorkshire puddings every time!)
- Blend together the milk and eggs with a pinch of salt using a hand mixer then set aside to rest for around 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, take a 12 cup muffin tin (or 6 cup popover pan) and grease each cup with a pea-size dollop of lard or beef fat. You can also reliably use vegetable oil for this, but it won't have the same roast meat flavor.
- Once your egg and milk mixture has rested it's time to add the flour by sifting it into the bowl to prevent clumps. Incorporate the flour in the mixture using a hand mixer until you reach a thick, creamy texture. Let it rest for at least 30 minutes on the counter, but preferably a little longer.
- Preheat the oven to 450 ℉/ 232 ℃ for 15 minutes before you're ready to bake the puddings.
- Put in the empty muffin tin and leave for 10 minutes, or until the fat starts to smoke. Take the tin out and quickly fill each cup with your pudding batter about halfway. The tin should be hot enough that the batter will sizzle once added in.
- Put the tin in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. It's very important you don't open the oven while they bake or they will lose their signature puffiness!
- The Yorkshire puddings will begin to rise and after 20 minutes of baking you'll have lovely crisp and beautifully browned cups to enjoy with your Christmas dinner! Bon appetit!
Notes
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