Toad In The Hole Recipe

Serves 4

8 Quality Large Pork Sausages

110g (4oz) Plain White Flour

1 Table spoon of Wholegrain Mustard

300ml (½ pint) Milk

2 Small Eggs

½ tsp Salt

1. Place the flour in a bowl, then make a well in the centre and break in the egg,
   
   then mix in half the milk using a spoon, continue until smooth then add the remaining milk and a table spoon of mustard.


2. Meanwhile - preheat the oven to 230°C; 450°F: Gas 8 and leave the dish in the oven empty to heat.


3. Beat or whisk the mixture until fully combined and the surface is covered with tiny bubbles. Allow to rest for 15 to 30 minutes, whisk again before use.


4. Fry the sausages in a pan to lightly colour and remove excess fat, reserve the fat. Alternatively, add the sausages to the hot pan with oil/fat in the oven for a few minutes to save on washing up!


5. Place the fat in a small dish tin adding a little oil, if needed, to bring the amount of fat up to about 4 tbsp. Heat the fat until smoking hot then pour in the batter. Add the sausage chunks to the dish and place into the hot oven.


6. Bake for about 5-10 minutes at 230°C; 450°F: Gas 8, then reduce to 200°C; 400°F: Gas 6 and bake 20 to 30 minutes or until the batter around the sausages has risen and is a deep golden brown.

Serve immediately with vegetables and a nice onion gravy!