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a couple of years ago, i decided to try making my own, what ever i did to that mixture but they came out hard and with a dip in the middle, luckily i had some jam so i let them cool, and put jam in and told kids id made jam tarts, only thing is they asked for them again lol.

*sighs*...................do you really want me to say this in public??

Oh well........................I offered to make homemade ones once and the look on my husbands face when he said sadly "please don't" will haunt me forever :(

*sighs sadly again*

Thank goodness for Aunt Bessie :)))

xx

specky has put some ant bessies in the freezer too just in case lol kitty x

My son and his wife made a lovely xmas dinner for 8 of us.
Later on that night when we got home my hubby asked me if I have seen yorkshire pudding's as he never had any.

The next day they told us at 11pm that night they remembered about them lol
Oven was off but there they were lol

Even though I say it myself I can make really nice ones (well I think so) but being lazy last time I used Aunt Bessie -what a disaster they were hard and greasy and totally uneatable!

lol, done that lots marion and the stuffing balls
nolls can you give me a tip please xx

I don't blunder anymore! A while back a GR expert on Yorkshire Pud making put up a recipe that is absolutely idiot proof. Here it is:-

1 cup of eggs
1 cup of plain flour
1 cup of water
pinch of salt

mix well then let it stand fo a while
pre-heat some oil/fat in a dish, on the hottest oven setting, until it is smoking hot, pour in the batter and bake until well risen and golden. Do not open oven door while it is cooking. Serve immediately.

It doesn't matter what size cup/mug you use, so long as the ingredients are of equal measure.

Dee
x

most of the time mine come out lovely, but one christmas every one joked that we could use them for door stops!

Back in my far distant youth used SR flour and as my brother said my puds were 10 feet high and still rising!!!

Mind you they still ate them!

Linda x

*writes down idiot proof recipe*

Thanks Dee.....................might just have a go at that one.

When it says smoking hot....................is the next step bursting into flames?

If so.......................think I'd better not try it.

xx

my grandmas yorkshires used to be solid like cup cakes, only not sweet, we used to eat them though. We would not dare to leave food in my nans. LOL

She never measured anything, but she did make nice pikelets, with melted butter mmmmmm

thanks dee will give that one a go, you did say idiot proof lol. xxx

Foolproof yorkshire puds are eaay.

Park car
Go to Iceland
Pick up frozen yorkshire puds
pay
return home
cook
eat

et viola

lol colin got some spare in the freezer just in case xx

Will try the Idiot proof ones

Never had any success before unless I use Aunt Bessies.

The chef I used to work for made fantastic puds but wiuld not allow any of us in the kitchen when he made the mixture and to this day refuses to give his secret recipe to anyone, even though he is retired

Mean old so and so
(but a lovely man and fantastic chef)

His gravy was to die for

pmsl

I am forever burning aunt bessies yorkshire so no hope for me lol

Don't see the problem lol, of course you have to be born in Yorkshire to make perfect puds. Hee hee.
Mine are perfect every time,I use.....
4oz plain flour
1 large egg
pinch salt
half pint of milk with a couple of tablespoons substituted for cold water. The secret is to beat really well then let it stand for about half hour before cooking
We also use beef drippping to cook them, in a very hot oven.

Just put puter on and couldn't resist answering this.

Caz xx

My brother is an accountant. We were all taught to make yorkies by my Mum when small. One day, my bro somehow got a crossed telephone call, with two women already talking on the line, they were arguing about how to make yorkies and what fat to use. My bro interrupted to say he used margarine but melted it until almost smoking. The three of them ended up having quite a conversation about the best recipe etc lol

Me, I can make them, so can my son, but much prefer the ready made ones, not just Aunt Bessie's, any really, and they do the job. If I was really making an effort I suppose I might make my own, but prefer the easy way and no washing up bun tins either.
Lizx

My own Aunt Bessie (her real name, seriously) made the best Yorkshires I have ever tasted in my life, but only on Saturdays.

If you have an electric oven, don't try to make Yorkshires on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, as the voltage is always a bit low and your oven won't get hot enough.

Similar with a gas oven, if you can smell paraffin when you light it up, give up there and then as they are cleaning the pipes somewhere along the line and the calorific value of the gas will be lower, so again the oven won't get hot enough.

dont know which to do now lol.