Classic English "Toad in the Hole" recipe

[Deja Q]

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000089classic_english_toad-in-the-hole.php



Preparation time: 1 hour.
Ingredients

* 1 1/2 cup of plain flour
* 2 eggs
* 1 1/2 cup milk
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1 lb of good-quality sausage (pork, turkey)
* salt and pepper

Method

1 Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Sift flour into a bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper. Make a well in the center of the flour. Whisk the eggs and the milk into the center of the well in the flour, gradually to smooth out lumps. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.

2 Brown the sausages in a little olive oil and cook through, about 10 minutes

3 Put sausages in a roasting pan, pour the batter over the sausages and place in oven. Cook for about 20 minutes or until the batter is risen and golden. Serve at once.

Serves 4-6


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[Kutjara]

1. Done right, Toad in the Hole is ambrosia.

Done wrong, it's the closest think I can think of to eating a damp, rotting, corpse. I went to a boarding school in England, and had more than my fill of the latter version, so I really appreciate it when this dish (and other classics like Sticky Toffee Pudding, Steak and Kidney Pie, Bubble and Squeak, and yes even Spotted-Dick) are done right.