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Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:01 am
by JerBear
Was thinking about my UK friends and decided to try my hand at toad in the hole. I didn't have cumberland sausages so subbed some of my basic brats.... Turned out very good...everyone loved it...

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:33 pm
by Vindii
I've never heard of it. Could you explain what it is. It looks good!

PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:06 pm
by saucisson
It's sausages cooked in the oven in a Yorkshire Pudding batter.

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:42 pm
by Dingo
hmmm...in Australia ..Toad in the Hole is an egg fried (generally on the bbq) in a hollowed out piece of bread....i like the look of the English version (bout time the poms got something right 8) ) hehehe

I'm definitely gonna try this...now to find a yorkshire pudding recipe...oh yeah...the search button (i'm only an convict after all :D )

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:45 pm
by JerBear
Dingo, in family the egg in toast is called bird in a nest.

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:09 am
by DiggingDogFarm
JerBear wrote:Dingo, in family the egg in toast is called bird in a nest.


In this neck of the woods they call that a "one-eye". LOL


~Martin

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:33 pm
by captain wassname
Yorkshire pudding mix.
I actually saw the programme and can vouch for the appearance

http://www.squidbeak.co.uk/blog/2011/09 ... ng-recipe/

Jim

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:33 pm
by Dingo
Interesting stuff.....thanks for the schooling...

I made this this morning using my Ginger & Sage sausage and this recipe;

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Toads-in-the-Hole-I/Detail.aspx?prop24=RD_RelatedRecipes

Added some garlic salt & onion powder to the batter. Topped with some shredded cheese....

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Not sure why the sausages didn't float to the top like the other pics I've seen. Also not really sure it matters.
Yummy stuff. It wont be a weekly item...but certainly will make it again. :D

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:37 pm
by wheels
An alternative to a 'toad':

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Doh! Now I'm hungry! :lol: :lol:

Phil

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:59 pm
by captain wassname
That looks healthy recipe please.

Jim

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:02 pm
by JerBear
Seeing all these variations is getting me hungry to make another batch! :drool:

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:48 pm
by wheels
(Puts on high pitched voice) What's the recipe today Jim!

I'll measure it next time, but my 'diet' version's roughly:
3oz plain flour (3-ish heaped tablespoons)
1 egg
about 7fl oz milk (semi-skimmed in this case)
S & P
(non-dieters can use 2 eggs)

Plus leftovers from Sunday dinner.

I mix the flour, eggs, and about ½ the milk and whisk till smooth, then add the rest of the milk. The mix wants to be the thickness of double cream. I used a silicone baking dish pre-heated until really hot in an oven set to 190°-200°C, before adding the mix; using silicone means that you don't need to add fat. If you cook it in a tin you'll need very hot lard/dripping to cook it in.

It's not low calorie by any means but the one in the picture, in a 20 cm (8 inch) tin, used about 2/5 of the mix - about 200 calories. To be honest, using half the mix would make a better job, the sides would be higher, but you'd be looking at 250 kcal. Note: calorie figures are 'ish'.

HTH

Phil

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:32 pm
by captain wassname
clears throat and goes into "The man from Laramie"


It was the meat I was looking at it didnt seem wafer thin but well lean

Jim

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:03 pm
by wheels
No...! Don't let him sing! Mind, at least you spared us the 'Unchained Melody'!

You know, I thought it odd that you'd asked for a Yorkie recipe!

The meat was just a bit of slow roasted (cheap) silverside from the local Makro. Not my favourite cut, or place to buy meat; I'd bought it to test a project that I didn't get around to (the story of my life!), so was just using it up.

Phil

Re: Toad in the Hole

PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:38 pm
by captain wassname
Unchained melody is my finale after my 1 st encore "Too young"


Jimmy