Toad In The Hole Sausages Baked In Batter Food

THE BEST TOAD IN THE HOLE. COMFORT AT ITS BEST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
• Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl, then crack in the eggs. Add the milk and water and mix well to combine.
• Add a pinch of salt and the malt vinegar and leave the mixture to stand for 30 minutes.
• Put a deep ovenproof baking tin on the stove, and heat 2 tablespoons of the dripping or lard. Add the sausages and fry until browned. Put into the oven to cook for a further 10 minutes.
• In a frying pan, heat the rest of the dripping or lard and fry the onions until golden. Add the mixed herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• Turn the oven up to 220C/gas 7.
• Take sausages out of the oven and sprinkle over the onions. Pour in the batter, and place the tin back into the oven. Bake for 25 minutes.
• Turn the oven down to 180C/gas 4 and cook for a final 10 minutes, until the top is golden-brown and crisp.
• Remove from the oven and serve with gravy.

TOAD IN THE HOLE (SAUSAGES BAKED IN BATTER)

Steps:

• To make the batter in a blender, combine the flour, eggs, milk, salt and a few grindsings of pepper in the blender jar, and blend at high speed for 2 to 3 seconds. Turn off the machine, scrape down the sides of the jar, and blend again for 40 seconds.
• (To make the batter by hand, beat the eggs and salt with a whisk or a rotary or electric beater until frothy. Slowly add the flour, beating constantly. Then pour in the milk in a thin stream and beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy). Refrigerate the batter for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400*. Place the sausages side by side in a heavy 10 to 12-inch skillet, and prick them once or twice with the tines of a fork. Sprinkle them with 2 Tblsp. of water, cover the pan tightly, and cook over low heat for 3 minutes.
• Then remove the cover, increase the heat to moderate, and continue to cook, turning the sausages frequently with tongs or a spatula, until the water has completely evaporated and the sausages have begun to brown in their own fat.
• Arrange the sausages in a single layer in a baking dish or tin about 6 by 10 inches and 2 inches deep, and moisten them with 2 Tblsp. of their drippings. Keep them at least and inch apart.
• Then pour the batter over them and bake in the middle of the oven for 30 minutes, or until the pudding has risen over the top of the pan and is crisp and brown. Serve at once.

BRITISH TOAD IN THE HOLE (SAUSAGES IN BATTER) WITH SHERRY ONION

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/425°F.
• Make the batter first by sifting the flour into a large bowl along with the salt, make a well in the centre, add the beaten egg and half and the milk and water mixture and whisk well so there are no lumps. Now add the rest of the milk and water mixture.
• Arrange the sausages in a casserole dish and put in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until slightly browned.
• Pour over the batter mixture and put back in the oven to bake for 30-40 minutes more or until golden brown, crispy and well risen.
• For the gravy:.
• Put the chopped onion, sherry and butter into a microwavable measuring jug, cover with cling film and microwave on high for 4 minutes
• make the gravy up according to manufactures instructions using the hot onion mixture as a base.

TOAD IN THE HOLE - TRADITIONAL

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a bowl.
• Add beaten egg, along with some of the milk; beat for a minute or two.
• Add remaining milk.
• Place the batter mixture into the refrigerator for an hour or so to get really cold.
• Preheat oven 420 degrees Fahrenheit (210 degrees Celsius).
• Use a medium roasting dish and place oil in the pan.
• Heat in the oven until the oil is really hot; if you flick a spot or two of water in the oil and it really sizzles then it is hot enough.
• Quickly pour in all the batter and add the sausages, spaced a bit apart.
• Cook for 30 to 40 minutes .
• Lovely served with fresh vegetables of your choice and a gravy. I often freeze gravy to use with this type of dish.

TOAD IN THE HOLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 220*C/425*F.
• Pour the sunflower oil into a solid based 9 inch by 6 inch baking tray.
• Throw in the cut up onion and scatter in the sausages.
• Place in the hot oven, on the lowest shelf, for about 15 minutes while you make the batter.
• Using a sieve and holding it up high above the bowl sieve the flour into the bowl. (Doing this from a height forces air into the flour and gives you a lighter batter.
• Make a well in the middle of the flour and using a whisk, whisk in the egg and milk, along with some salt and pepper. As you whisk the flour will be incorporated from the edges and you will end up with a nice lovely thick and smooth batter.
• Whisk in the grainy mustard.
• Take the hot pan of sausages out of the oven and quickly pour the batter in and around the sausages while the fat in the pan is still sizzling.
• Return the pan to the oven, placing it on the highest shelf this time, and continue to bake for 30 minutes longer, until the sausages are nicely browned and the batter has puffed up all nice and brown around them.
• Serve hot, cut into squares with mashed potatoes and onion gravy for a delicious meal!

TOAD IN THE HOLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
• Mix flour, egg (beaten), salt, milk and herbs to make batter.
• I usually use basil and bay but it is up to you.
• If the sausage is peppery or has a strong sage flavor you may want to use less herbs in the batter.
• Cook sausage until done either in skillet or in a flameproof casserole dish on stove.
• Place sausage in casserole dish (if not already there) and add batter.
• Bake for about 30 minutes or until bread rises.