Sunday, January 20, 2013

Meal Planning Monday - Toads in a Hole


OK relax when I say toads in the hole I am not talking about real frogs in a hole. I am talking about the meal. It is a classic English dish that my family loves. It is super easy to make and just think what you kids will say when they ask you "What's for dinner" and you respond with "Toads in a Hole" Same way my kids looked at me. So go ahead a give it a try. You might just add it to your regular meal plan.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
  • 1 scant teaspoon Kosher salt
  • Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lb of bangers (an English sausage made with pork and breadcrumbs), or good quality pork or beef sausage links (in casings)

Method

1 In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the salt and a pinch of pepper. Make a well in the center of the flour. Pour in the eggs, milk, and melted butter into the well and whisk into the flour until smooth. Cover and let stand 30 minutes.
2 Coat the bottom and sides of an 8x12 or 9x9 casserole dish with vegetable oil (we use high smoke point grapeseed or canola oil). Place a rack in the bottom third of the oven. Put the empty dish on the rack. Preheat the oven with the dish in it to 425°F.
3 While the oven is coming to temperature, heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet on medium high. Add the sausages and brown them on at least a couple sides.
4 When the sausages have browned, and the dish in the oven hot, pull the oven rack out a bit, put the sausages in the casserole dish, and pour the batter over the sausages. Cook for about 20-30 minutes or until the batter is risen and golden.
Serve at once.
I use this recipe that I found on Simply Recipe.

My family love when I make this and my son has so much fun telling his friends that he had toads in the hole for dinner. It is also a great dish to make if you are having a Harry Potter Style Party. Thanks for stopping by. Of course don't forget that Meal Planning Monday is hosted by Organizing Junkie

6 comments:

  1. I knew what you were talking about. LOL There are lots of variations to this recipe. I love to see each version. Pinning!

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  2. Hm ... this looks so good ... I wonder if I could veganize it. I think I could find vegan alternatives for everything. I'm going to give it go. Thanks for sharing! :-)

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  3. How cool.. I had never heard of this and it looks super fun to make for the kids; can't wait to try it. Thanks fr sharing

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  4. I know this would be quite a hit here at my home. Sounds yummy :)

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  5. What no actually toads?? ;) Sounds yummy, thanks for sharing!

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  6. Wow, I have never heard of this before, and it looks like a really interesting recipe!

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