Yorkshire Puddings Made With Good Fat (Gluten Free)

Yorkshire puddings have to be one of most iconic classic English dishes but I have a confession, I’ve never made my own  before, as I’ve always a bit daunted by the idea. If you too have never made your own, you’ll be amazed at how easy it is.

Roast beef is one of my all time favourite meals and as I was busy cooking up a massive Sunday feast it all suddenly felt wrong to be contemplating not having some Yorkshires.  But I wasn’t sure I had a chance in hell of making something edible that would vaguely resemble a Yorkshire pudding, let alone dare I say it not using GLUTEN and replacing the sunflower oil for healthier chemical free extra virgin olive oil.

I should have had more faith, for yet again these beauties rose perfectly without the G word and contrary to some misguided info that’s out there you can cook with extra virgin olive oil at a high heat, in fact it’s one of the best oils to do so with.    I found a few traditional recipes and thought I’d have a go at creating my own using regular gluten free flour (I used Doves Farm Organic) and extra virgin olive oil. The recipes all seemed quite simple, whisk some eggs, flour and milk to make the batter, heat the oil, add the batter cook in a very hot oven for at least 20 mins.  Bang.  And it was that simple,  and they were really amazing, not too soggy, dense or light just perfect crisp pillows of Yorkshire pud delirious bliss.

We enjoyed our Yorkshires with grass fed organic roast beef, gravy made using the juices from the beef, which I roasted on red onions, a generous splash of red wine and equal splash of water and sea salt and pepper brought to the boil then reduced down on a low heat for 10 mins than sieved before serving but you could serve with the onions still in.

For purely testing purposes (cough, cough) to ensure the recipe had worked and that all the Yorkshires were of equal quality I enjoyed quite a few of these beauties and am already planning excuses to make more as soon as possible.  Yorkshires really are the perfect addition to any roast meal and for the uninitiated get to know the divine Yorkshire pudding you’ll love them!

Yorkshire Pudding Made With Good Fat (Gluten Free)

Ingredients

Yields 12 or so Yorkshire puddings

• 3 large eggs (ideally organic and free range) 
• 285ml, 1/2 pint of milk (I used Daylesford Organic Whole Milk, made from traditionally from grass fed cows)
• 115g/40z plain flour (I used Doves Farm Organic Gluten and Wheat Free White Flour) 
• Maldon or alternative sea salt
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (ideally organic) 

To Cook 

Pre-heat your oven as hot as you can 240c, 475f, gas mark 9

• Whisk the eggs, milk, flour and a generous pinch of salt together by hand until you have a creamy batter
• Using a muffin tin, cup cake cake tin, or individual ramekins pour 1cm (just under 1/2 inch) of oil into each section. I used a 12 case muffin tin and had a little left over.
• Place the tin or ramekins in a larger oven proof tin tin or dish to catch any spillages  and place in the oven until the oil is very hot, approx. 10 mins
• Carefully take the hot oil out of the oven, re whisk your batter to check there are no lumps, and fill each section up with the batter so that it is 2/3 full
• Place back in the oven and keep the door shut for 20 mins (this is very important)
• Check after 20 mins and take out or leave for a further minute or two if you can still see any oil.

Enjoy!

Notes:  These Yorkshire puddings will keep well covered in a fridge for up to 3 days and freeze very well.