how can i make my yorkshire puddings rise?

Question

i have tried for years to make yorkshires but they always come out flat i use flour (plain, 1 egg, a drop of milk or water) and i dont open the oven while they are cooking but they are always flat! help?

Answer 1

Make sure that the fat is really hot before you pour the mixture in and the oven is hot. Also (a little tip an elderly aunt gave me) make the batter at least 2 hours before you need it and evrey time you walk past it give it a stir. Also you say a DROP of milk or water so is your batter too thick? Perhaps a drop more - personaaly i use half water and half skimmed milk

Answer 2

I couldn’t get the Yorkshire puddings to rise (probably due to the flour being different or the altitude…maybe) so they were more like hard pancakes. However, a little modification et. voila, a Yorkshire pudding recipe which works with American ingredients!

Yorkshire Pudding Ingredients

2 Eggs

Half a Cup of Plain Flour

Half a Cup of Milk

A Pinch of salt

Raisons or Currants (optional)

1 Mixing Bowl

Wooden Spoon

Yorkshire pudding tin (or any small, round flat-ish baking tin)

Oil / Lard

Take the flour and add it to the mixing bowl. Then crack both eggs and beat into the milk. Make a well in the centre of the flour and beat in the eggy milk mixture like you are making pancake mix. Use a hand mixer, whisk or fork for the beating ensuring you leave no lumps and beating in as much air as possible.

You should have a somewhat thick, yellow mixture now. If you prefer your Yorkshire pudding sweeter then you can add currents or raisons to the mixture (I do) as well, mixing these in thoroughly.

Yorkshire puddings take about 10 - 15 minutes to cook so these should go into the oven towards the end of your Sunday roast cooking time.

The oven needs to be preheated to around 425-450 Farenheit (220 - 230 Celsius) which is probably will be already if you are roasting potatoes. Add a LITTLE oil, dripping or lard to each individual pudding tray and throw this in the oven for a few seconds to melt it.

Then, spoon the yorkshire pudding mixture into the preheated tray sections trying not to overfill. Now, put them in the oven and in around 10 - 15 minutes they will be ready.

Avoid opening the oven door as this will cause them to flop and you want fluffy, nicely risen Yorkshire puddings, not hard flat pancakes.

Quick, simple and versatile.

Answer 3

2oz plain flour 2 small eggs quarter pint of milk and mix together leave to rest for 10 mins . pour a little fat in a yorkshire roasting tin and put in the oven till red hot pref a gas mark 8. when hot pour the mixture in and put in the oven same gas mark for about 10 mins just keep an eye on them and they should rise ok hope this helps!!!!

Answer 4

Hiya. First mistake - Must use Self Raising flour and more than a drop of milk.
(If you do use plain flour you need to add Making Powder
as a raising agent).

Put tray with fat into a really hot oven (towards the top)
When its sizzling take the tray out then pour the Yorkshire mix
into the fat.
Put back into high part of the oven on a high gas.
Watch them rise!

Answer 5

take out the water, and use 2 eggs, make sure the oven is hot, AND your oven tray, take the tray out and put a small amount of oil in each well and put back in the oven for a minute or 2 to let the oil heat, take out, pour in batter-it wont look too appealing, but it will be ok, and cook as normal, trick is to have everything very hot, your puds should rise and be golden, good luck

Answer 6

equal quantities of flour eggs and milk, whisk together.
use a muffin tin and put about 1 cm of oil in each section place it in the oven for about 10 mins until the oil is really hot then put your mixture into the tin. put in the oven at gas mark 9 (240c / 220c fan assisted) for 5 mins then turn oven down to gas mark 6 (200c / 180c fan assisted) and cook for a further 10 mins.

Answer 7

Put the tray with fat (lard) into the top of a really hot oven
When its spitting take the tray out and pour the batter into the fat.
Put them back into the hot oven and watch them rise!

Answer 8

hot oven,also hot fat in your pan,5 fluid ozs of milk, 2eggs, 3ozs PLAIN flour,beat well, put into hotpan and should rise nicely, i was told this recipe by an older person and have had no problems.... hope this helps,i might add this is enough for 2 persons or 9 small yorkies in a bun tray

Answer 9

you cant beat the anthony worrall thomspon recipe, my mum uses it and its fantastic. its the secret of using 3 or 4 eggs and a lot of milk and flour, if you find it doesnt raise as much, substitute a portion of plain flour for self raising flour its what she does.

Answer 10

I'd agree with Big Ste.
the oven MUST be hot, and th oil Must be smoking hot, before you ut the mixture into the tray.
Put in oven and look at them rise,