Toad in the Hole finished dish
Everyday meals · United Kingdom

Toad in the Hole

Toad in the hole is a baked Yorkshire pudding or thick pastry round, with sausages or pieces of meat in it. This recipe is for a sausage toad. A further variation is made using fine chopped potatoes in a pudding-basin with a lump of meat in the centre, and then boiling or steaming.

EST. TOTAL TIME1h 10m
DIFFICULTYMedium
SERVES4

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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What you’ll need

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Let’s make it

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C.

  2. Step 2

    Bake the sausages with the oil in a roasting pan for 10 minutes. This cooks the sausages and allows the pan to heat up.

  3. Step 3

    Add batter to the hot pan. The oil should sizzle as the cold batter is added to the pan.

  4. Step 4

    Bake in the oven for about 40–45 minutes. The oven door must not be opened while the batter is baking; once the crust has risen and browned, you can open the oven. The outside should be crispy and the inside should be firm.

  5. Step 5

    Remove and serve hot.

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