Toad in the Hole

Name: Toad in the Hole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 8 pork sausages; 1 cup flour; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 3 tbsp vegetable oil or drippings; 2 cups beef stock, for gravy; 1 onion, sliced, for gravy; 1 tbsp flour, for gravy; Salt and pepper to taste

4 servings15 min prep35 min cookEasy United Kingdom

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Toad in the Hole

Story updated September 17, 2026

Toad in the Hole, sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter, has been documented in English cookbooks since the 18th century. The whimsical name's exact origin is uncertain, though it's usually explained as a description of the sausages peeking out from the risen batter, like toads poking from a hole.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

8 pork sausages
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 cup milk
3 tbsp vegetable oil or drippings
2 cups beef stock, for gravy
1 onion, sliced, for gravy
1 tbsp flour, for gravy
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1Whisk flour, eggs, milk, and a pinch of salt into a smooth batter and rest 20 minutes.
2Heat oil in a baking dish or skillet in a 425°F oven until smoking hot.
3Add sausages to the hot oil and roast 10 minutes until browned.
4Pour the batter around the sausages and return to the oven immediately.
5Bake 20-25 minutes until the batter puffs up dramatically and turns golden.
6Meanwhile, caramelize onions and simmer with stock and flour for onion gravy.
7Serve immediately with onion gravy.

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