The Best Toad In The Hole. Comfort At Its Best

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 125 g plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 480 ml 2% low-fat milk (or 240ml milk and 240ml water)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
• 4 tablespoons drippings or 4 tablespoons lard
• 12 links lamb sausages
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon dried herbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180c/gas 4.
• 2 sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl, then crack in the eggs. add the milk and water and mix well to combine.
• 3 add a pinch of salt and the malt vinegar and leave the mixture to stand for 30 minutes.
• 4 put a deep ovenproof baking tin on the stove, and heat 2 tablespoons of the dripping or lard. add the sausages and fry until browned. put into the oven to cook for a further 10 minutes.
• 5 in a frying pan, heat the rest of the dripping or lard and fry the onions until golden. add the mixed herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 turn the oven up to 220c/gas 7.
• 7 take sausages out of the oven and sprinkle over the onions. pour in the batter, and place the tin back into the oven. bake for 25 minutes.
• 8 turn the oven down to 180c/gas 4 and cook for a final 10 minutes, until the top is golden-brown and crisp.
• 9 remove from the oven and serve with gravy.