toad in the hole

[chefalo]

how do you cook toad in the hole

[Pea Pod]

When you say you have batter mix to use do you mean a packet of it, so you don`t need the batter recipe. I always cook my sausage first. If you are getting a stodgey effect your batter is probably too thick. After getting your fat really hot in the tin add your batter and let it start cooking. There is no law says you have to put your sausage in straight away. Give it ten minutes then add your sausage. TRial and error you can always call it Toad out of the Hole.

[chefalo]

yes a packet of batter mix i did it the 1st time very good but then i couldnt do it and i tried thinning the mix but it still went a bit like a cake and no air as in yorkshire pudding

[scoobysoo]

I like to atick some new potatoes, mushrooms and onions (all precooked) in my mine, so it comes out as a whole meal, ready to eat with no side dishes needed.

[Kaz Celica]

Precook sausages. Batter mix 4oz self raising flour, 2 eggs, half pint milk, beat. Pre heat fat (duck fat is the best as gets very hot alternatively lard is very good). Heat till popping and then poor in beat (10-150 beats with a whisk) mixture and then add sausages. I usual cook on gas 8 for 15 minutes on top shelf and then move it down to gas mark 6. takes 45 minutes in total

[DaisyD]

whether using home-made or packet mix batter, its important to whisk the batter to get lots of air into it. You can cheat a little by adding a tsp of bicarb/baking powder to batter mix. Also, pouring the batter over the cooked sausages in a tin with a generous amount of very hot fat will ensure crisp batter.