Snowed in the Hole

Ello ducky! 'Ow do? Today I bring you a good ol' English favourite - toad in the hole, but with a twist! I have made a yorkshire pudding batter, poured it over grilled sausages and then once the pudding was done, I have topped it with mash and grilled it. Hence the snowed in bit.. what with mash being white. This makes enough for 12 sausages so you either need A FUCK off baking tray or you need to spread it into two.

Ingredients:

12 x Good sausages

8 x Very large white potatoes

1 x Tbsp of vegetable oil

4 x Eggs, beaten

225g Plain flour

250ml Semi skimmed milk

Choice of veggies - as many as you want

Salt and Pepper to taste

Step 1. Put the sausages under the grill making sure they are nice and cooked on all sides, unless you want the shits for undercooked pork. I don't.

Step 2. Batter making time. Put the oven onto around 200-230 degree C (not a fan oven) and start by putting the flour and salt into the mixing bowl. Beat the eggs (with a fork or whisk or baseball bat) and mix in the milk. Once all nice and blended, pour it over the flour and beat that up too. Once it is very nice and silky, leave it to one side to "rest", because clearly it's had it hard lately.

Step 3. Put the oil into the baking trays and put them on their own into the oven. Only when the trays are SMOKINGLY (literally) hot, should you transfer the sausages into them and pour over the batter. Put them into the oven and then do NOT touch them or go near the oven until they have risen and are golden brown. You will have to look through the oven window or something because if I catch you opening the oven door for a peek.... There might be a burning accident....

Step 4. Make the potatoes and vegetables. Easy done this - peel the potatoes and put them in water, same with veg. Put pan of water with items onto hob. Turn hob on. Wait until items are soft. DONE! People like their mash differently so do it as you would. Surely everyone has made mash before and you don't need step by step?!

Step 5. By now the sausage and pudding should be done. Top the pudding with the vegies and then the mash. Bung it under the grill and people it's done! I served mine with a gravy and I can tell you it went down SO well. Everyone loved it and it is incredibly filling.Have fun making it yourself!