Easy Toad In The Hole Recipe

Toad In The Hole

This toad in the hole recipe is real comfort food, it's so easy to make and costs very little for a huge serving. It also great for vegetarians, as you can swap any meat sausage for a vegetarian option.

If you buy high quality sausages you will need to add oil to the dish in order for the toad in the hole batter to rise around the sausages. Farm shop sausages are exceptionally high in quality and don't contain fatty cuts of meat.

Supermarket quality sausages are usually quite fatty, so they will deposit their own fat to make the batter rise. No oil is required here.

If you are a vegetarian or maybe sometimes like me just fancy a change, then you can use veggie sausages. The ones in the photos are Quorn. If using a meat substitute, you will need to add oil as these sausages are very low in fat and the toad in the hole batter will not rise without it.

If you're feeling adventurous, add a little mustard or herbs to the batter mix, or maybe a dash of Worcester Sauce. If you're feeling really reckless, add a little grated cheese of choice.

Toad In The Hole Ingredients

Serves 2:

• 1 large Egg
• 3 heaped tablespoons of Plain Flour
• 5 tablespoons of Milk
• Pinch of Salt
• 4 or more Sausages of choice
• 1 teaspoon of oil (I use olive)

How To Make Toad In The Hole

• Preheat oven to 230 C / 450 F / Gas 8
• Put sausages (and oil if the sausages aren't fatty) into a baking dish (I use a pyrex dish lid) and put into the preheated oven
• They will need to cook for 8-10 minutes

Meanwhile...

• Break the egg into a jug
• Add a pinch of Salt and whisk
• Add the Flour and the Milk
• Whisk together

You want a smooth consistency that will pour easily, but isn't runny.
If the consistency isn't right, add more Flour to thicken, or Milk to thin.

• Put mixture into the fridge until needed
• Once the 8-10 minutes are up, carefully take the dish from the oven and add the batter mix
• Cook for 20 minutes

You now have a fully risen Toad In The Hole! This simple toad in the hole recipe is possible for anyone to make.

Just Out Of The Oven

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