Foolproof Easy, Yorkshire Puddings

[Doris_Pinks]

or so my friend claimed! So as they say, the proof of the pudding and all that, I gave them a go, tho have to say was VERY sceptical as the batter goes into COLD pans! :o :o
Results?? Will have to post the pics later as A4All won't let me at the mo! :'( :'(

and they were delicious too!

Recipe:-
1= 1 measure of whatever you fancy! I used a mug, and it gave me 20 individual puds

1 x Plain Flour
1 X Eggs
1 x Milk (I used Skimmed)
salt (" hearty pinches here)
dash malt vinegar  :o :o

Beat all the ingredients together until smooth.
Let sit in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour

Pre heat oven to gas 6, 400f, 200c

Grease all your pans, I used Olive Oil, pour batter into COLD pans, nearly to the top, bung in oven on middle shelf or above, till cooked.
(ermmm forgot mine and had them on the top shelf which is why they are rather brown! ;))
Definately doing this one again, they came out lovely and light, and not greasy at all.

[Doris_Pinks]

[Tin Shed]

My mother thought that I had gone mad when I told her that I had a recipe that said to put the YP mixture into cold pans. She always makes wonderful ones and mine never worked well - I blamed the oven. Perhaps I will give them another go with you recipe.

[Biscombe]

Dare not tell my mum about the cold tin!!  ;) ;)
This makes me laugh!  I'm a northerner and my Yorkshire puds are quite good (mums recipe!) My O.H is a Southerner, The first meal he cooked me was a Sunday dinner with yourshire pud!- not good!! more like southern slab, bless him  :D

[tim]

Yes to the measuses - AWT's! Never fails.

But cold pans? Yet to try. And with an AGA, I think it works best on the bottom of the oven.

[Travman]

As a yorkshire man who loves his puds and made a quite a few in my time ;D
I've never heard of putting them in cold tins.  I've always done it almost smoking hot .But if it works for you great.

As for placing the batter the fridge for at least half a hour.Totally agree, i leave it over night.

[tim]

Amy leaves it overnight - Delia doesn't!

[Debs]

Well for what its worth, I have had past failures until I used Tim's AWT recipe.

Indebted to you forever Tim :-*

Debs x

[rosebud]

COLD PANS  :o :o :o, I SHALL TRY THIS SUNDAY, THANKS DORIS, WE HAVE SIGNED TODAY DORIS I SHALL PM YOU.

[emmy1978]

Yep Doris, saw Brian Turner do this once, says it was his mums recipe. I've used it lots of times and it never fails. Used to really muck them up before so OH very pleased to have edible yorkshires and my family honour is upheld!

[Doris_Pinks]

I have ALWAYS put mine into smoking hot pans, so was absolutely, I think gobsmacked, would be the word, when these actually worked. Maybe all my college lecturers were wrong ;D ;D ;D

[jennym]

Brilliant DP, wish I'd read this earlier today when doing yorkshire puds as I absolutely hate messing about with tins and smoking hot fat. Will try this next time. Don't suppose you've ever done it with wholemeal flour as this is what is usually used here?

[Barnowl]

If your recipe includes water try using some fizzy water. - seem to give lighter puddings.

[tim]

Like beer?

[Barnowl]

Same principle I imaging, but without the flavouring.

[honeybee]

From the early 1960's I watched in awe as my Mum always made the perfect puds, but she was a 'chucker inner' and made perfect puds every time  :o

Her two golden rules......
To make sure the batter sat in the fridge for as long as possible AND hot fat, she never failed   ;D

[Trixiebelle]

I'm a 'chucker inner' HoneyBee :D

Has anyone ever tried herby Yorkshires? Mixed herbs in the batter.

My mum used to do these when I was a nipper - in stark contrast to my Great Gramma that used to serve 'plain' yorkshires with treacle AFTER the main meal or with gravy BEFORE the meal.

I would have gladly missed out the main meal and just had the puds :D

[tim]

'Chucker inners'? Yes - but from experience, they knew just how much?

Treacle? Oh, yes - or butter & brown sugar!

[Doris_Pinks]

Boursin "chucked in" (crumbled in actually) is FAB! ;D

[DadnDom]

Cold pans? hmmmm
I'll give them a try:)
I don't save my yorky's for beef i'll have them with everything:)
With lamb I add a little mint sauce into the mix.

[Doris_Pinks]

Give em a go DadnDom,
HORRAY, finally got the pics on!
(Just to prove it worked!! ;) ;D)