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How the hell do I get my Toad In The Hole to RISE!!! I have my oven as hot as it goes, (Electric, not fan assisted) I don't open the oven door at all after the puds in, and I have the pan smoking hot! what am I doing wrong, I use the same recipe as my mum and hers rise, I cannot serve up another Flat Pud again, my boys laugh at me and it upsets me :o(((( Gillie xx PLEASE HELP!!!

buy a frozen one!!! say it's one you made!!

Dont take this the wrong way but do you whisk it and let it stand, then whisk some more ? Thats what my Nan always told me. lol Lin x

No Helen I can't, I have 3 strapping men to feed, I use a big enough pan it's the right size for the amount of pudding mix, it just won't rise, I've even put baking powder in it! I'm gonna be so upset if todays flops. Gillie xx Yes Linda I do, I do everything a Granny would have done.

Me too:-((( I cant make yorkshire pud to save my lifelol when I do make it is rises but as soon as I open the oven it drops. If you find a one that works let me know.

Perfect Yorkshire Pudding (Not my recipe, Caz(???) put this on here before Xmas but I can assure you it IS perfect) EDIT - apologies - it was Jennifer Hughes who put up the recipe, not Caz. My memory is terrible for names. it is a perfect recipe. 1 cup flour 1 cup eggs 1 cup water. Beat well (I put it in a large screw top jar and shake it). Rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours, but the longer the better - I left mine overnight in the fridge) Smoking hot metal dish, half fill, bake at highest heat - perfect! OC

When I used to make them I did as my mom and grandma did - after leaving mixture to rest I used to add just a drop more cold water and whisk. Dont make them here in Spain - cooker is crap !!!! Mary in Spain xx

I was just going to say same as Linda

Try letting the batter rest before using it.

Mine rise but then seeing as yorkie puds are laddos staple diet I have enough practice

do you think the batter is too thick? Always make my puds with plain flour,3 eggs, mostly milk and some cold water. Don't measure, just guesstimates in same bowl. Oven about 230, heat oil for 3 mins. In for 12 mins. Do you precook sausages? Dawn x

Dawn Hun, I use 12 ounces of Plain Flour, 3 eggs Large, 1 pint of milk, 1/2 pint of cold water, pinch of salt I've mix with a hand whisk as my hands aren't strong enough for a wooden spoon, I leave it to stand and remix it just before adding it to the pan to cook, I pre cook the sausages, stick the pan back in the middle of the oven and leave the door shut, I have it smoking when I add the pud mix,

You are using Plain flour arent you??

Not sure what else to suggest then, sorry.x

Jennifer Hughes put up a thread or mentioned how she did hers a while ago, and others tried and her method worked. Maybe someone will find the thread and nudge it or maybe if you email Jennifer she will nudge it for you or help you out. Good luck. (Did you see my Doh thread yesterday, maybe I should make toad in the hole too!) Liz

OK Dawn, Thank you, I will give it another go today and then may give up, if you hear me screaming and the puds against the wall, you'll know it failed lol. Gillie xx Liz I missed your Doh thread, bump it up and I'll read it, if anyone has a yorky pud recipe thread they've added to, perhaps they could nudge them up please.

Have to admit that I buy frozen ones these day (shameful for a Yorkshire woman, I know!) . Our cook at work uses a cup of flour, cup of milk & water mixed and a cupful of eggs, and his Yorkshires are perfect every time. When I used to make my own I used to shake the mixture up in a Tupperware shaker (similar to OCs screwtop jar). A lot easier than whisking. Just realised that I forgot about the pinch of salt!

Surely a cup of eggs, even a smallish cup could be quite a few eggs? I have only ever used 2 eggs to quarter pint milk, 4 oz flour. for a small pudding. Ann Glos

I was always told that the more eggs you use, the better your puddings will rise.

i usually go about eight to ten tablespoons of plain flour three eggs in the middle (make a well in the middle then put eggs in )put about just under half a pint of milk)mix together with seasoning (salt and pepper) then make it into a thick batter.....thats it.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(((((: