Teach me to make Yorkshire pudding

[drspouse]

I've tried before (at least, toad in the hole) and it just came out soggy.
I have muffin tins and a roasting tin but I can get a proper tin.

Absolutely boiling hot oil/fat, equal measures of eggs, milk and flour. Into a hot oven for 20 minutes. Never fails.

Thanks, will do.

Are individual Yorkies a modern thing?

Yes. At least for people to make at home. As a child we had the traditional YP with gravy before the roast, you only saw small ones in pubs.

I’ve been using olive oil. Another mistake.

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It won't get hot enough and spoils the oil too. Keep the olive oil for salad. If you don't want to use animal fat then sunflower oil will get hot enough.

For 12 puddings.

2 eggs
100ml milk
70g flour.

Perfect every time

I did it!

Smoked out the kitchen, had to open the doors to avoid the smoke alarm going off, but fuck was it ever worth it.

Used the proportions above, sunflower oil and a hot oven and it's absolutely great.

Thank you all!

I chickened out for the moment and got some frozen ones...

HRTFT, but in case nobody's mentioned it, if you are making individual puddings don't overfill the cups. About a third full is ok and they'll rise well. And yes to the equal volumes of eggs, flour and milk, perfect every time. To save time and washing up a jug, an egg is about 50 ml so you can work out the amounts from that.