Mini Beef Toad in the Hole
Tiny versions of a British classic, these Mini Toad in the Holes are great as a side dish to a roast dinner or as a main course in their own right, with a few veggies on the side.
So, did you watch The Great British Bake Off last night? What do you think? Did they choose the right winner? And more to the point, how sad are you feeling about the fact that that was the last Bake Off in its present format? I am gutted!!
One of my favourite weeks on Bake Off this year was batter week – it was wonderfully different, and I especially liked the challenge that was set to the contestants of making Yorkshire puddings with savoury fillings, not least because it was fascinating to see how a simple dish could cause such experienced and clever bakers so many problems…I'm sure generations of Yorkshire people were laughing their socks off at that particular episode!
One thing I also found interesting is quite how different the recipes for Yorkshire puddings can be – the same quantity of flour can have wildly different quantities of milk and/or eggs and produce very different style Yorkshire puddings.
Lots of people, I notice, prefer quite a puffy, crispy Yorkshire, but I must confess: I don't really like this style. I was brought up on Yorkshires that were flatter and stodgier and that's the way I like them – am I on my own here? Please tell me I am not!! My Yorkies have a much greater quantity of flour to milk/egg ratio, which makes them denser but also softer and squidgier in the middle whilst being a little bit crisp on the outside, which I really love.
I have shared my recipe for Yorkshire puddings before – it's actually an adapted version of a Jamie Oliver recipe (so I can't be entirely on my own with the soft and squidgy thing) and I love it because it doesn't involve any measuring or any weighing – just a cup that is roughly 200ml. The recipe is one cup of flour, one cup of milk, one egg, one pinch of salt, mix and bake in a hot oven. Easy Peasy! I love doing my Yorkshires in a mini muffin tin – this means everyone gets lots of mini Yorkshire puddings, rather than one or two big ones, they are also less prone to going wrong…and the kids love them!
However, what I haven't shared before is my recipe for Mini Toad in the Holes, which are made in almost exactly the same way, except I add a cocktail sausage into the oil as it heats up in the oven, then pour the batter over the top when the oil is smoking hot. If you want a slightly neater finish you could take the sausages out, pour the batter in, then pop the sausages back on top…but that's way to faffy for me and I like the slightly more rustic effect you get from just chucking the batter in on top of the sausages and hoping for the best.
As you can imagine these are hugely popular with my children and are obviously brilliant as part of a roast dinner – either have them as an extra to a roast or eat them as the main course in their own right and then all you need to do is serve with a few veggies, making a very simple meal. They would also make a rather fun canape.
If you want to make these Mini Toad in the Holes veggie, you can easily use veggie cocktail sausages (I believe Quorn make some), or cut up large veggie sausages into small chunks.
Mini Toad in the Holes
Tiny versions of a British classic, these Mini Toad in the Holes are great as a side dish to a roast dinner or as a main course in their own right, with a few veggies on the side. (Serves 4-6, depending on appetite)
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Servings 18 mini toad in the holes
Calories 92 kcal
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 18 uncooked cocktail sausages (I used Tesco Finest)
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon of salt
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Preheat the oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark7 / 425F.
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Get 2 cupcake trays (mini cupcake size) and put a small drizzle of olive oil in 18 of the holes and add a mini sausage to each hole.
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When the oven is at temperature. Put the two trays into the oven for 10 minutes.
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Meanwhile combine the rest of the ingredients in a bowl or jug (I find a jug easier, then I can just pour the batter into the trays) using a balloon whisk or an electric whisk, or even a fork will do, until you have a smooth batter.
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After the sausages have been in the oven for 10 minutes, remove the trays and quickly (and I mean quickly). Fill each hole ⅔ full with the Yorkshire pudding batter and return the trays back to the oven as quick as possible.
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Cook for a further 10 minutes until puffed up and golden. N.B. Don't open the oven door while they are cooking! Don't even think about it!
- The cup I use is 200ml.
- A standard US cup is 237ml, so if you are using a standard US cup to measure, just use slightly less than a cup of milk and flour for this recipe. (However, don't worry too much about getting it perfect - this recipe is very forgiving!)
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Facts
Mini Toad in the Holes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 92 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 2g 13%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 166mg 7%
Potassium 44mg 1%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 1%
Protein 3g 6%
Vitamin A 35IU 1%
Calcium 19mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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