Go Back Email Link
Mary Berry Toad in the Hole Recipe

Mary Berry Toad in the Hole Recipe

Mary Berry's toad in the hole has perfectly golden Yorkshire pudding batter and well-browned sausages — a proper British classic.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 Portions
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Calories: 580
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Yorkshire Pudding Batter:
  • 3 large eggs
  • 100 ml whole milk
  • 100 ml cold water
  • 100 g plain flour sifted
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • Sausages:
  • 8 good quality pork sausages
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil or lard
  • Onion Gravy:
  • 2 large onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 500 ml beef or chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Beat eggs in a jug. Add milk and water. Sift in flour and salt. Whisk until smooth. Rest 30 minutes minimum.
  2. Preheat oven to 220°C / 200°C fan / Gas 7. Place sausages and oil in a large roasting tin. Roast 15–20 minutes until deeply browned on all sides.
  3. Check fat is visibly smoking. Working very quickly, pour rested batter around the sausages in one pour. Return to oven immediately.
  4. Bake 30–35 minutes until dramatically risen, deep golden, and crisp. Do not open the oven door at any point.
  5. Meanwhile, cook onions in olive oil 20–25 minutes until deeply golden. Add sugar — 2 minutes. Add flour — stir 1 minute. Add stock gradually. Add Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Simmer until thickened. Season.
  6. Serve toad in the hole immediately from the tin with onion gravy poured over and mashed potato alongside.

Notes

Brown sausages properly before adding batter — this is essential for flavour and appearance.
Fat must be visibly smoking before the batter goes in.
Pour batter quickly and return to oven within 30 seconds.
Never open the oven door during baking.
Use good quality sausages — they make a significant difference.
Serve immediately — toad in the hole deflates quickly.
QR Code linking back to recipe