British Yorkshire Pudding Day: My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast! (2024)

British Yorkshire Pudding Day: My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast! (1)

British Yorkshire Pudding Day:

My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast!

British Yorkshire Pudding Day: My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast! (2)

Hooray! It’sYorkshirePuddingDay! Out of all of the “National Awareness Days” that proliferate, this has to be one of my favourites!Thisisn’tthe first time I have celebrated this day of the Northern Pudding, you can read all about myGrandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe from last yearhere:British Yorkshire Pudding Day, Slow Sunday and My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe. But today, I am sharing a NEW serving idea for Yorkshire puddings, a Yorkshire Pudding Breakfast! And, my Yorkshire pudding breakfast was made in a fabulousYorkshire Pudding Pan that was sent to me from the lovely purple gems at Mermaid. Mermaid’s pudding pan is a tough customer, as well as being very sleek; thePan makes larger, family-sized Yorkshire puddings in the traditional way and is made from hard anodised aluminium.

My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast!

The pan is designed to ensure even heat distribution, preventing unwanted hot spots making for perfectly crispy and light Yorkshire puddings, for supper, Sunday dinner, mid-week tea OR breakfast. This sturdy pan can withstand the highest of cooking temperatures, ideal when you’re heating your fat in the oven, and you need to get your fat VERY hot for a good high-rise Yorkshire pud.

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My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast!

When I saw the recipe shown above on the Delicious website, I had an idea for how I was going to christen my new Mermaid Yorkshire pudding pan – a toad-in-the-hole style breakfast. Instead of just sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms as the recipe suggests, I decided to add some bacon to mine too, as well as cooking eggs to order to those who wanted one or two to complete the Yorkshire breakfast. I have already served a meal in a pudding before, last year I shared my idea for a Sunday Roast in a Yorkshire Pudding…….

……but, as you can see below, I used my traditional pudding pan and made this lovely and VERY filling breakfast for my daughter and her flatmates to celebrate the big pudding day today.

My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe for Breakfast!

As the title says, this is my grandma’s traditional English Yorkshire pudding recipe and it is so easy. The great thing about this recipe is that it works on equal measures of volume and therefore there is no weighing or measuring as such. So, if there are only two of you, use a very small cup – if there’s a crowd, use a big cup, jug or a mug! Easy. One tip – ALWAYS make sure the oil/fat is SIZZLING hot before you pour in your batter; preheat your tins with the oil/fat before pouring in your batter……that’s about it really. NOTE: I have suggested that the yield is between 8-16 individual Yorkshire puddings, depending on the size cup you use. A tip – 4 beaten eggs will make about 8 to 10 Yorkshires. The recipe is below and I have just added my amendments for a breakfast pudding.

Mermaid Yorkshire Pudding Pan

Basically, my recipe today is a baked pancake, and my daughter proclaimed it to be the best, lightest and most delicious breakfast or Yorkshire pudding she had ever tasted! I must admit that it was surprisingly light and not at all heavy, and it just slid out of the fabulous, sleek and very non-stick pan from Mermaid – I REALLY do love their products and would promote them regardless of receiving a review pan to try for free. I hope you enjoy this recipe for British Yorkshire Pudding Day and as well as Yorkshire pudding recipes, do take a look at my breakfast recipes from Farmhouse Breakfast Week last week here: Lavender and Lovage Breakfast Recipes. See you later, and have a relaxing Sunday and don’t forget to get that pudding batter made! Karen

Yorkshire Pudding Breakfast

Disclaimer: I received a Yorkshire Pudding Pan as mentioned above for free from Mermaid for the purposes of writing this review. However, I only recommend products I would use personally and believe will be of interest to my readers. Karen S Burns-Booth

My Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire Pudding

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Serves 4
Prep time 1 hour
Cook time 20 minutes
Total time 1 hour, 20 minutes
Region British
By author Karen S Burns-Booth

The great thing about this recipe is that it works on equal measures of volume and so there is no weighing or measuring as such. So, if there are only two of you, use a very small cup - if there's a crowd, use a big cup, jug or a mug.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beaten eggs
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup water
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 -2 tablespoon cooking oil or 1 -2 tablespoon drippings

Note

The great thing about this recipe is that it works on equal measures of volume and so there is no weighing or measuring as such. So, if there are only two of you, use a very small cup - if there's a crowd, use a big cup, jug or a mug.

Directions

Step 1 Preheat your oven to 240C,475F or gas mark 9. (If you are cooking roast beef and/or roast potatoes, make sure the beef has been removed to "rest" before carving and that the potatoes are moved down to the bottom shelf and NEED browning still).
Step 2 Pour a scant amount of oil or dripping into your Yorkshire Pudding tins.(A large roasting tin can be used too. If you do not have a Yorkshire Pudding tin which has 4 wide and shallow cups of about 4" in diameter, then use a large muffin tin). Put the tin into the pre-heated oven about 5 minutes before you want to cook the Yorkshire Puddings.
Step 3 Empty the flour, salt & pepper into a large roomy bowl. Make a dip in the centre and add the beaten eggs bit by bit, mixing as you go along. Add the water/milk mixture gradually and whisk in between each addition. Keep whisking until all the liquids have been added. The batter may still be lumpy - this does not matter. Cover and leave to rest for up to 1 hour.
Step 4 Just before cooking, whisk thoroughly again to break down any lumps & add some more air.
Carefully take out the tin/s. Pour the batter into the tin/s and QUICKLY return to the oven.
Cook for about 20 minutes until well risen and golden brown. DO NOT open the oven in the first 10-15 minutes or they will DROP! If you have two tins cooking, rotate the tins from top to bottom shelves after the 10-15 minutes so they cook evenly.
Step 5 Serve with Roast Beef and lashings of gravy!
Can also be served with any Roast Dinner - we love them with Roast Chicken.

Recipe forYorkshire Pudding Breakfast

Make batter as above. For aYorkshire Pudding Breakfast, add a packet of sausages to the pan 15 minutes before adding the batter, then add the bacon and cherry tomatoes 5 minutes before adding the batter, finally, add the batter making sure the oil is still very hot and the cook for 20 minutes, or until pudding has risen around the edges, is light and puffed up and the sausages and bacon are cooked. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper and serve with sauce of your choice.

Yorkshire Pudding Breakfast

NB: Excuse the quality of photos, I am struggling with light at my daughter’s flat and am also using a new and untested camera!

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FAQs

What is the American version of Yorkshire pudding? ›

History. The popover is an American version of Yorkshire pudding and similar batter puddings made in England since the 17th century, The oldest known reference to popovers dates to 1850. The first cookbook to print a recipe for popovers was in 1876.

What's the difference between pudding and Yorkshire pudding? ›

Pudding dishes are mainly made with flour and have a cake-like consistency. Other savoury puddings include – steak and kidney pudding and suet pudding. The Yorkshire Pudding is a baked pudding made from a batter of eggs, flour and milk or water.

What is so special about Yorkshire pudding? ›

History. When wheat flour began to come into common use for making cakes and puddings, cooks in northern England (Yorkshire) devised a means of making use of the fat that dropped into the dripping pan to cook a batter pudding while the meat roasted.

What is the secret to making Yorkshire pudding rise? ›

There is a secret to every Yorkshire pudding recipe when it comes to getting Yorkshire puddings to rise properly. In fact there are two. The first is to let the batter rest once you've mixed and the second is to heat your tin and beef dripping so it's piping hot when you do pour the batter in.

What is the American equivalent of British pudding? ›

American puddings are closer to what the Brits would call "custard." A British pudding is a dish, savory or sweet, that's cooked by being boiled or steamed in something: a dish, a piece of cloth, or even animal intestine.

Why is American pudding so different from British pudding? ›

Instant puddings do not require boiling and can therefore be prepared more quickly. This pudding terminology is common in North America and some European countries such as the Netherlands, whilst in Britain, egg-thickened puddings are considered custards and starch-thickened puddings called blancmange.

Why do Brits call Yorkshire pudding? ›

Why is a Yorkshire Pudding called a Yorkshire Pudding? Yorkshire Pudding was actually called 'Dripping Pudding' originally, but later renamed. They're called Yorkshire Puddings because they originate from Yorkshire in Northern England.

What is the best pan for Yorkshire pudding? ›

A good Yorkshire pudding batter will work in any size pan. I did most of my testing in large 6-well popover tins, but the batter works equally well in muffin tins, mini muffin tins, and in a preheated cast iron skillet or casserole dish (these large-format methods being the most traditional).

What is another name for Yorkshire pudding? ›

Nonetheless, for approximately a decade, these soft and spongey rolls were known as dripping puddings. However, in 1747, Hannah Glasse referred to them as "Yorkshire puddings" and the name has stuck ever since.

Should Yorkshire pudding batter be thick or runny? ›

Ideally rest the batter for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. The batter doesn't need to be chilled. Should Yorkshire pudding batter be thick or runny? The batter should be about as thick as double cream (so easily pourable but with some body).

Should I rest Yorkshire pudding batter in the fridge? ›

Put 200g plain flour and some seasoning into a large bowl, stir in 3 eggs, one at a time, then slowly whisk in 300ml milk until you have a smooth batter. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 mins or up to a day.

Do more eggs make Yorkshire puddings rise? ›

Yorkshire puddings are made with a classic batter, but switching up your egg quantities can make a difference. Using one extra egg white could help make them extra tall.

What is similar to Yorkshire pudding? ›

Yorkshire puddings and popovers are a pair of side dishes that share many similarities. But for the discerning baker, there are some subtle differences between the two.

How to explain Yorkshire pudding to an American? ›

Yorkshire pudding is a British food which is made by baking a thick liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs. It is often eaten with roast beef.

What is the UK equivalent of US pudding? ›

For Brits, pudding can refer to a range of dishes and courses from a savory bread-y, eggy Yorkshire pudding, a meat-based blood pudding served for breakfast, or a sweet after-dinner steamed dish like spotted dick or sticky toffee pudding. Think baked cakes with varying sweetness levels.

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