What is yorkshire pudding?

Question

What is yorkshire pudding?

Answer 1

Its heaven on a plate. I was born in Yorkshire (now in USA) and when I go home to see my mum and dad, they always cook a big roast dinner. Yorkshire pud is traditionally served with roast beef, gravy and boiled (to death) veggies. Its made from batter - flour, egg, milk and fat with a pinch of salt. Its baked in the oven and rises like a little souffle. Yum yum yum!

Answer 2

Traditionally it is eaten in the UK with a roast dinner.  A typical roast dinner is roasted meat (chicken, lamb, beef, turkey) baked potatoes, yorkshire pudding and vegetables.

Yorkshire pudding is made of flower, egg and milk and baked in the oven.

See the link for a recipe and picture.

It's nice!

Answer 3

It isn't sweet.  Which really bummed me out when I discovered it.  It's a savory bread-ish, dough-ish baked thing in gravy (though sometimes on it's own) that is served with beef and chicken.  It's a dirty rotten trick.  But, once you get past the shock, it's pretty good.

Answer 4

Yorkshire pudding is an English savoury dish similar to the American popover, and made from batter. It is most often served with roast beef, or any meal in which there is gravy, or on its own. Gravy is considered an essential accompaniment by many. It may have originated in Yorkshire, but is popular across the whole country.

The Yorkshire pudding is a staple of the British Sunday dinner,  and in some cases is eaten as a separate course prior to the main meat dish.

Yorkshire puddings are often the subject of eating feats and

When baked with sausages (within the batter), it is known as toad in the hole. In pub cuisine, Yorkshire puddings may be offered with a multitude of fillings, with the pudding acting as a bowl. It can also be eaten as a sweet dish, with jam, golden syrup, or sugar.



Yorkshire Pudding Recipe -

with Eggs, Plain Flour, Milk, Cold Water & Lard

Ingredients

2 Eggs

4 oz (125g) Plain Flour

1/4 Pint (150ml) Milk

1/4 Pint (150ml) Cold Water

Salt & Pepper

2 tbsp Lard or Dripping or Cooking Oil*

Directions

Pre-Heat the Oven to 425F (220C, Mark 7). Crack open the Eggs into a cup and mix well. Add the Milk and Water together in a jug. Sieve the Flour into a large bowl and season with a sprinkling of Salt & Pepper. Pour the Eggs into this and stir together well with a fork. Gradually pour in the Milk and Water and stir until you have a stiff batter. Beat or whisk well until you have no lumps **. Allow to rest for half an hour.

Slip the Lard or Dripping into a deep sided baking tin and place just this in the oven. Allow to heat up until visible smoking. Quickly, but carefully, take out and rest on the top of the oven. Pour in the Batter mixture. Place back into the oven and bake for around half an hour until the batter is puffed up, golden brown and crispy.

Serve immediately

Serves 4 as a side dish to a main meal.

Yorkshire Pudding - Notes

* Not the healthiest of ingredients, but Lard does have a higher smoking point than Vegetable Oil. This is important if you want a successful puffed up crispy Yorkshire Pudding. The hotter the fat is when the batter first hits it the better the end result.