A traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe

Being a Yorkshire lass I’ve used a Yorkshire pudding recipe many times over the years, but that’s been mostly to make them the traditional way and to be eaten with the Sunday roast whether it be beef, pork, lamb, chicken or turkey. Of course they are associated with roast beef mainly but they taste just as good with other types of roast dinners and they can be quite flexible.

In this article learn about tasty variations and how to make Valentines Day Pancakes from a Yorkshire pudding recipe.

A ritual that dates back to the industrial revolution, the Sunday roast is one of the United Kingdom’s most storied and delicious of traditions. Consisting of a joint of roasted meat, roasted vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding, the Sunday roast is practice observed by almost every household in Britain and Ireland.

When you have a busy schedule it’s not always easy to find time to shop for, prepare and cook hot, healthy meals with fresh food. I’ve certainly found that anyway. Rather than go down the microwave ready meal route I’ve got a few favourite easy recipes that I make if I haven’t got much time and the ingredients are usually already there in my cupboards. Following you will find my 3 favourite quick and easy recipes:

Many years ago when I was a young child I used to watch in fascination whenever my mother cooked or baked. Her Yorkshire pudding recipe was in her head, she never measured ingredients, just seemed to have a sense of the perfect amounts.

This is the recipe that I use, a traditional pouring batter recipe that can be used for sweet pancakes as well as savoury Yorkshire pudding. It’s surprising just how versatile this simple recipe is and how many different meals you can make from it. I enjoy my Yorkshire puddings alongside roast beef with lashings of thick beef gravy but I am also partial to savoury pancakes made from the same basic recipe.