James Martin's Yorkshire puddings
Can you believe that Dermot has NEVER made a Yorkshire pudding? Luckily for us, the master himself and proud Yorkshireman James Martin is on hand to help.
Yorkshire puddings
Serves: 6
Ingredients
200g /8oz flour8 eggs1 pint milk16 tsp dripping or lard (1tsp per mould)
Method
1. Whisk all the ingredients for the Yorkshire puddings together in a bowl to a smooth batter. Allow to rest overnight, preferably in the fridge.
2. Preheat the oven to 225C. Remove the Yorkshire pudding batter from the fridge and give a quick whisk to combine.
3. Place the moulds onto a baking sheet and add the dripping. Place in the oven until smoking hot, then remove and spoon in the Yorkshire pudding mixture and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Serve with my onion gravy (recipe below)
Onion gravy
Serves: 6
Ingredients
2 onions, peeled and sliced25g butter50ml madeira1 tbsp marmite or bovril 2 tbsp bisto gravy granules500ml beef stock
Method
1. Whisk all the ingredients for the Yorkshire puddings together in a bowl to a smooth batter. Allow to rest overnight, preferably in the fridge
2. Preheat the oven to 225C. Remove the Yorkshire pudding batter from the fridge and give a quick whisk to combine.
3. Place the moulds onto a baking sheet and add the dripping. Place in the oven until smoking hot, then remove and spoon in the Yorkshire pudding mixture and cook for 30 minutes.
4. For the gravy, warm some butter in a pan on the hob, and cook the onions until deeply coloured. Add the madeira, marmite, bisto and stock into the saucepan. Stir gently and bring to the boil.
5. When it’s thickened, serve with the cooked Yorkshire puddings