Yorkshire Puddings

No matter what I do..my Yorkshire Puddings turn out like hockey puks!  I don't know what I am doing wrong    I thought maybe it was the quality of my Yorkshire Pudding baking tray so went out and bought a really really expensive one from John Lewis and they still don't rise....I heat up the oil before hand and still no joy.  Its starting to become frustrating for me 

People love my roast dinners but always comment on why they have biscuits that break their teeth with it! 

I know I can buy ready made ones or packet batter but I feel its kind of cheating.

Does anyone have any hints, tips or recipes that might help??

The oil should be smoking and the oven temp really high.

I do a 8" round pud if I make one...couple of spoons of self raising flour, 1 egg, mix up, whisk in milk (if using full fat milk then do about half and half water), trouble is I just eyeball the mixture till I feel the consistency is right so I can't really advise you there on quantity.

I use Delia's recipe and have so far had really good results with it.  I use one of those really shallow muffin tins, get the oil super hot and that seems to work for me.  Mmm.  Now I want one with gravy.

if it's not rising it sounds like there may not be enough air in it. Try sifting the flour and make sure you give the batter a jolly good whisk. And don't open the oven door til they're done!!!

PLeace...take their advice Lucy.... or we might have to start sending those puds to Iraq so they can use them as lethal weapons

I buy the frozen ones and just bake as needed.

We use the Be-Ro recipe

Pouring Batter Basic Recipe       

100 g (4 oz)    Be-Ro Plain Flour
pinch    salt
1 medium    egg
300 ml (½ pint)    milk (or milk and water)
   

1    Mix flour and salt in a basin, make a hollow in the centre and drop in egg.
2    Stir with a wooden spoon and add liquid gradually, until all the flour is worked in.
3    Beat well and add remaining liquid.
     N.B. The consistency should be like single cream.

Yorkshire Pudding    Makes 12    

   Be-Ro Pouring Batter
15 g (½ oz)    dripping or lard
See Also
Pouring Batter Basic Recipe
   

1    Heat oven to 230ºC, 450ºF, Gas Mark 8.
2    Heat oil or fat in shallow tin or 12 patty tins. Place in oven until haze appears.
3    Pour all the batter into the tin, or almost fill patty tins. Bake for about 30 minutes for a large pudding, 20 minutes for small ones.

I buy the frozen ones and just bake as needed.

This is what we do and they are pretty good.  Unfortunately, my MIL is on Holiday up in Scotland, or I would ask her.  She does some great YP's!!

Another vote for Delia's - Steve makes them every time & they come out beautifully.

http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how-to/how-to-make-yorkshire-pudding,26,AR.html

He does individual ones in a muffin tin off this recipe, btw - he doesn't do it as one big one.

Here's what I do:

Preheat oven to 220C -- put about a teaspoon of olive oil in each compartent of the pudding tray/ muffin tin and put it in the oven for 10 minutes.

Whisk together 160 ml milk, 2 eggs, a pinch of salt, and lots of freshly ground black pepper.  Add in about 3/4 c of plain flour (the amount depends on the weather for me -- you want it to be a thinnish pancake batter...and don't worry about lumps).  Once the oil has heated, pour the batter in quickly and close the oven -- don't open it again until it's time to take the puddings out.

Cook for 20-25 mins if using a pudding tray or 15 mins if using a muffin tin.

my local does the plate size ones and serves the sunday roast inside it....

Do you open the oven during the cooking?

Vicky

I can't make Yorkshire Puddings either. I buy the frozen Aunt Bessie batters. I keep hoping when I get my red passport I'll automatically learn to cook all things British!

I always use a big glass pan (8by8).  So,

2 tblspoons oil in pan in oven (usually olive)

3/4 c. strong flr
1 cup skim milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt

Oven at about 200 for 25-30 mins and never open it.

It could be the seal on your oven though.

My husband loves them and takes pics of them on his cell phone.  He is crazy though.

Thanx ladies! I take all your advice on board and I will report back to when I next make them..

I think I have not been whisking hard enough! I will remember to do it when I am angry so I beat the hell of the batter!!!!

I also think my problem is I have a small oven and I have everything on the go all at once so may be opening the oven to early to grab my roast potatoes!