Hi just about to make yorkshire puddings.
Mine usually turn out pretty rubbish.
Anybody have a fool proof method of coking them?
I usually melt lard in a yorkshire pudding tray but I have no lard, can you do them in olive oil?:help:

Don't use olive oil, it has a much lower smoking point. veg oil is fine.

Hot oven, hot tray, hot fat. Beat the hell out of the mixture just before you put it in the tray. Don't slam the oven door. erm, a little salt (and i mean a little) helps.

That's all i can think of, hope this helps :)

bugger! I only have olive oil or goose fat!!
thanks tho' x

Use a cocktail shaker, it helps!

Also, I find that using individual Yorkshire pudding tins instead of a tray of 6 helps. My father in law says never ever wash them either :s

bugger! I only have olive oil or goose fat!!
thanks tho' x

Goose fat would be better (expensive though)

Hi just about to make yorkshire puddings.
Mine usually turn out pretty rubbish.
Anybody have a fool proof method of coking them?
I usually melt lard in a yorkshire pudding tray but I have no lard, can you do them in olive oil?:help:

pm fibutton ,best yorkshire puddings I've had to date :thumbsup:

Thanks all!
will use the goose fat that I have in the fridge.
xx

you can make yorkshire puddings?? i thought they came in a blue 'aunt bessies' packet from freezers??

Buy Frozen.......much Better, Especially If You Have A Electric Oven. Home Made Yorkie Puds Don't Taste The Same If Cooked In An Electric Oven......better Tasting In A Gas Oven

you can make yorkshire puddings?? i thought they came in a blue 'aunt bessies' packet from freezers??

lol! no I can't that's why I'm posting on here. Hehe. xx

Gas or electric doesn't matter, my mum uses a gas oven and i have an electric one, we use the same recipe and yet mine always turn out better...

you can make yorkshire puddings?? i thought they came in a blue 'aunt bessies' packet from freezers??

Shame on you :hihi:

Buy Frozen.......much Better, Especially If You Have A Electric Oven. Home Made Yorkie Puds Don't Taste The Same If Cooked In An Electric Oven......better Tasting In A Gas Oven

And you :hihi: (good point about the oven though)

Shame on you :hihi:



And you :hihi: (good point about the oven though)

ITS RIGHT THOUGHT GAS OVENED YORKIE PUDS TASTE BETTER THAN ELECTRIC THATS WHY I USE FROZEN NOW

Shame on you :hihi:



And you :hihi: (good point about the oven though)


they always turn out perfect tho :hihi:

When they are made you have to let them stand for about half an hour at least.

When they are made you have to let them stand for about half an hour at least.

You mean the mixture Aries? If so I agree.

oooo I better get cracking then!

is it plain flour? I can't remember!

yes, it is

:rolleyes:oh boy!!

Can imagine these puds the size of tower hamlets and tasting likes a goose's arse.

lol, I found frozen ones in the freezer...thank god!
thanks everyone!
xx

I follow Brian Turners recipe and they never fail.

He says its all about volume.

So use the same cup to measure the following....
Plain flour, eggs and milk.(this may end up being a lot of eggs it depends on there size)

Mix together and add 1 table spoon of vinegar.

Then carry on as normal heating fat in Yorkshire pud tray, don't open door of oven etc. I do use deep muffin trays as they rise really well and end up being huge (I fill these half way with the batter)

mmm I may have to make some now.

Buy Frozen.......much Better, Especially If You Have A Electric Oven. Home Made Yorkie Puds Don't Taste The Same If Cooked In An Electric Oven......better Tasting In A Gas Oven


I think frozen yorkshire puds taste horrid, always make my own and have an electric oven and they taste lovely.

:rolleyes:oh boy!!

Can imagine these puds the size of tower hamlets and tasting likes a goose's arse.

Tehehehe.... gosh, you're so harsh!
Dare I ask, what temperature do you put them in for? Is it the maximum 230 C?

Good job I wasn't the first one to ask the flour Q. :hihi: !

Buy Frozen.......much Better, Especially If You Have A Electric Oven. Home Made Yorkie Puds Don't Taste The Same If Cooked In An Electric Oven......better Tasting In A Gas Oven

Frozen puddings are horrible.

Really can't work out how you have come to the conclusion about the gas/electric thing tho. They taste exactly the same in either. mmmmm Especially with onion gravy !!

Frozen :gag:

Why would you pay over the odds for an inferior product.

Hot oil and i find extra egg always makes them rise. I usual take delias recipe and add an extra egg. Good rersults every time.

Frozen :gag:

Why would you pay over the odds for an inferior product.

Hot oil and i find extra egg always makes them rise. I usual take delias recipe and add an extra egg. Good rersults every time.

buy packet yorkshire pudding mix only have to add egg an water

i had to laugh one night my other half phoned me up i was at a relatives house. he said i fancy some yorkshire puds how do i make them so i told him plane flour eggs pinch salt and milk and water my dad always mixed water and milk, he decided to argue the toss about the flour you got it wrong he said plane flour wont rise so after 10 mins arguing about the flour i said use what you like see how they turn out..... got home later i said how did ya pudds turn out..... oh i think you may have been right they did not rise.

was good to say told you so next time listen i do the cooking in our house not you lol.

Oven hot hot hot.
Use ingredients by volume i.e.
half pint of eggs
half pint of milk
half pint of plain flour
pinch of salt.
Whisk like mad.
Put them in the middle of the oven & the will touch the roof :-)

I mix a bit of mustard in with the batter.................really nice :thumbsup:

get ya frozen ones, fill with mince or some nice steak, (cooked first) wack em in oven, hmmm, i can smell em now, oh, M&S make em as well, jane

let ur mixture stand a while first and always use cooking oil, get the oil smoking in the tin first. i use gas your pudds turn out much better.

it may sound strange but i add 3 spoons of bovril to my mix and they always taste amazing!

buy packet yorkshire pudding mix only have to add egg an water

hahahahahahaha...

Do you know what is in the packet Yorkshires mix?

A teaspoon of salt and about 4 ounces of flour!!! (and, depending on the brand, about a tablespoon of dried milk)

*falls on floor laughing...*

hahahahahahahaha

I used to make East Yorkshire puddings - y'know, flat, flat, flat - but then I learned this technique from Nigella - not personally you understand...

Get the oven as hot as you can get it - heat the baking tin and oil until hazing if poss...

Beat three eggs and the 300ml milk (or milk and water) together first until they're really frothy. Leave to stand for 10-15 mins Sift 250g plain white flour into the egg milk mixture and beat again until buubles appear on the surface. Get the tin out of the oven and pour in the mixture as quick as you can and get it back in the oven for 20 - 25 mins...

Never fails!

About 10 mins before it's done I take it out and sprinkle on grated cheese... my girls love it!

Frozen :gag:

Why would you pay over the odds for an inferior product.

Hot oil and i find extra egg always makes them rise. I usual take delias recipe and add an extra egg. Good rersults every time.

Agree, the trick is to use more eggs than you think you need. I usuallu use one per person.

If your oven isnt hot it will never ever ever work....

Make sure the oven is hot and the fat is boiling...

Also dont be tempted to open the oven for a neb as it destroys them ....

I follow the even amounts theory with salt and pepper and sometimes some chopped onions... lovely...

I've used olive oil before, as long as it's spitting when you pour the mixture in you're alright. Literally, 2 eggs, 2 and a bit heaped spoons of flour, salt pepper, and enough milk to thin it to the texture of a reasonable 'gloop', if you put too much milk, then thicken with a bit more flour and so on and so forth, oh, and use a hand mixer so much easier than manual whisking! Put in hot oil pans, sprinkle a stock cube either in bottom or on top of mixture, leave for at least 20 mins on high (200-220.c ish) until edges golden brown then you're safe to check on them until they look solid in the middle. Bosh.

And having made the puds, they are ideal as a starter with prawns in tomato sauce.

allways leave mixture to stand at least 1 hour

1 cup of milk, 1 cup of plain flour, 2 eggs and pinch of salt. Whisk together when you put the meat in the oven, then leave it to stand for a while. I then whisk it a couple more times until about 20 mins before the meat's done. THen I add a little splash of water, whisk and stick it in the boiling fat.

Mine came out awesome on the very first time - this is my nan's recipe and one she's been doing for decades.

Hi I was told by a Chef to add a little vinegar to the pudding mix and it will help them rise.