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Toad in the hole

Toad in the hole

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The traditional British sausage and Yorkshire pudding dinner - Toad in the hole with onion gravy, is a guaranteed people pleaser and is easy to make too!

Total time: 1 hr
Serves: 4
Skill level: Easy peasy
Costs: Cheap as chips

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Ingredients

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For Toad in the hole:

100g (4oz) plain white flour
3 eggs
175 ml (6 fl oz) milk
1tsp salt
4tbsp vegetable oil
8 pork sausages
1tbsp grainy mustard
1tbsp thyme

For the onion gravy:

225g (8oz) red onions, sliced
2tsp oil
2 rounded tsp plain flour
1tsp golden caster sugar
2tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 level tsp mustard powder
425 ml (15 fl oz) vegetable stock

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F, gas mark 7). Put the flour in a bowl, making a well in the centre and break in the eggs. Mix in half the milk using a wooden spoon, working the mixture until smooth, then add the remaining milk. Whisk until fully combined and the surface of the Yorkshire pudding mix is covered with tiny bubbles. Allow to rest.
Put the oil and sausages in a small roasting tin and cook in the oven for 10 mins until browned and the oil is really hot. Whisk the mustard and thyme into the Yorkshire pudding mix, then pour over the sausage. Cook for about 30-40 mins, until the batter has risen and is a deep golden brown.
To make the onion gravy, fry the onions in the oil until softened (about 8 mins). Add the flour and cook for 2 mins, then gradually add the stock before adding the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 5 mins.
Slice the Toad in the hole into four and serve each quarter on a warm plate with loads of onion gravy.

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