*BEST YORKSHIRE PUDDING

By LLINDQU295

Hello! I'm Elaine Lemm for About.com Food, and today I’m going to show you how to make a Yorkshire puddings recipe.
What Are Yorkshire Puddings?

Yorkshire puddings are part of the British national dish of roast beef and Yorkshire puddings. However they are very good with any roast meat and also make a delicious starter dish on their on their own with a little gravy. Many people say it's very difficult to make Yorkshire puddings not so and today I'm going to show you how to make perfect Yorkshire puddings every time.
Supplies Needed to Make Yorkshire Puddings

Ingredients

• You don't need much equipment, just:
• measuring jug (CUP)
• electric whisk
• bowl
• sieve
• 12 -hole muffin tin
• Yorkshire Puddings Ingredients
• And your ingredients:
• fresh eggs
• all purpose or plain flour
• milk
• a pinch of salt
• some lard
• Mix the Yorkshire Puddings Ingredients

Preparation

Step 1

Start by measuring your eggs. I'm making Yorkshire puddings for 6 people so I'm using 4 large fresh eggs. And then, measure an equal quantity of milk to egg and an equal quantity of flour. Then take the eggs, add the milk and a pinch of salt. Then whisk together with an electric hand whisk. Then, sift in the flour. With the hand whisk; whisk again to make a creamy smooth batter.
Cool the Puddings Batter

Clean up the bowl and leave the batter to rest for a minimum of 30 minutes preferably a couple of hours in a cool place, but not in the refrigerator. I like to make my Yorkshire puddings using a 12-hole muffin tin.
Cook the Yorkshire Puddings

Turn the oven on to its highest temperature. Then take your muffin tin, you need to add some fat, you can use lard dripping or vegetable oil, I'm using a pea-sized piece of lard if you are using vegetable oil you will need about 1/2 teaspoon.

Place the tray into your hot oven. While waiting for the fat, add 2 tablespoons of cold water to the batter, and then give it a final mix. Finally take the batter and pour it through a sieve into a jug.

The fat is ready when it is slightly smoking (but not burning!). Quickly fill each cup a third with the cold batter you can hear the hot fat sizzling - a very good sign it's at the right temperature, once each cup is filled by a third quickly return the tray to the oven.
Serve the Yorkshire Puddings

Yorkshire puddings are ready after about 20 minutes or when they are golden and well risen. They are best eaten straight from the oven however they are also delicious cold with a little jam or honey. They don't reheat very well so best eat them while they are fresh.