Tips For Making Delicious Yorkshire Puddings

Once an obscure peasants’ food, Yorkshire pudding has risen to the rank of a traditional Sunday dinner dish. These days it’s even something of a gourmet item, as presented by chefs like Delia Smith and James Martin. Not too shabby for a simple savoury dish made from nothing but the most basic ingredients. Its popularity speaks for its tastes, but there’s more to making a great Yorkshire than you might realise.

Yorkshire Puddings That Mother Made

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.

Yorkshire Pudding Recipe

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.