Making a hearty, filling meal can seem pretty difficult at times. We’ve all got our responsibilities to take care of throughout the day, often at the expense of not being able to cook a proper dinner at the end of the day. Good doesn’t have to mean the same thing as complicated, however.
If you’ve never heard of it before, toad in the hole is a traditional British dish consisting of a savory Yorkshire pudding batter baked with pieces of meat in it. The toad in the hole origins are a bit murky but generally date somewhere around the mid-18th century, created as a way to have a cheap dinner.
Based on just that, you can probably already tell it’s going to be exactly what you need if you’re craving something cheap, comforting, and deliciously homemade.
Let’s not waste any more time as we cover how to make toad in the hole from scratch.
Step #1. Prepare Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tbsp. butter, melted
- 1 tsp. mustard powder
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
- 5 British sausages
- Casserole Dish (9” x 9” or so)
- Electric hand mixer
Step #2. Start Preparing the Batter
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt and pepper.
Step #3. Crack the Eggs In
Crack the eggs over the flour.
Step #4. Add Milk
Pour the milk in.
Step #5. Add Butter
Add the melted butter.
Step #6. Add Mustard Powder
Add mustard powder.
Step #7. Whisk the Batter
Whisk with a hand mixer until smooth. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand for 30 minutes.
Step #8. Preheat Casserole Dish
Preheat oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Grease the casserole dish with the canola oil and put it in the oven for 5 minutes to preheat it.
Step #9. Brown the Sausages
Meanwhile, heat a skillet to medium-high, add a touch of oil and brown the sausages.
Step #10. Add Sausages to Baking Dish
Place browned sausages into the baking dish.
Step #11. Add the Batter & Bake
Pour the batter into the baking dish, over the sausages. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes, until golden and risen. Do not open the oven while baking for at least the first 20 minutes or it won’t rise properly. Keep an eye on it.
Step #12. Serve the Toad in the Hole
If you’re ever on a time crunch, out of energy, or just want to try something a little different that’s still easy to make, toad in the hole is a worthy recipe for that position.
While toad in the hole is quite good on its own, its real potential shines when you use it as a jumping off point for other elements of a meal. One popular addition would be to serve it with onion gravy, adding an extra punch of flavor and some savory sauce to go with it.
You can also try using different meats, especially since some of the earliest takes on this dish used beef as their protein of choice.
However you choose to eat your toad in the hole, though, it’s sure to taste great. Do you have any other classic dishes you’d like to see us take on? Leave us a comment.
Toad in the Hole
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cup milk
- 1 tbsp. butter - melted
- 1 tsp. mustard powder
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
- 5 British sausages
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt and pepper.
- Crack the eggs over the flour. Add the milk, melted butter and mustard powder.
- Whisk until smooth with a hand mixer. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it stand for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425ºF (220ºC). Grease a casserole dish with the canola oil and put it in the oven for 5 minutes to preheat it.
- Meanwhile, heat a skillet to medium-high, add a touch of oil and brown the sausages.
- Place browned sausages into the pre-heated baking dish.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish, over the sausages. Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes, until golden and risen. Do not open the oven while baking for at least the first 20 minutes or it won't rise properly. Keep an eye on it.
- Serve the Toad in the Hole.
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Nutrition
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