• Home
• Recipes
• Meat and poultry
• Toad-in-the-hole

Toad-in-the-hole

• Janine Ratcliffe

Published: October 28, 2022 at 8:20 AM

Save recipe

Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

A star rating of 5 out of 5.5 ratingsRate

loading...

Get 5 months for £5 when you subscribe today

Toad-in-the-hole is an absolute classic. Here we show you how to make this simple sausage and batter recipe, ready in under an hour. Remember to serve with mustard!

Print

Ad

Skip to ingredients

Alternatives

Complete the dish

Loading...

Follow this recipe for how to make toad-in-the-hole, then check out our rosemary toad-in-the-hole, chorizo toad-in-the-hole, sweet potato toad-in-the-hole and mustard toad-in- the-hole. Use up any leftover batter with our yorkshire puddings or yorkshire pudding wrap.

How to make toad-in-the hole batter

• Our classic toad-in-the-hole recipe uses a simple batter which is flavoured with thyme.
• To make this, you first need to combine the flour and mustard powder in a bowl along with a pinch of salt.
• Then, whisk in the eggs and milk gradually so that you have a smooth batter. Adding too much liquid at once will lead to lumps in the mixture.

Ingredients

Nutrition

• 150g plain flour

• 3 tsp English mustard powder

• 2 eggs

• 300ml milk

• 3 sprigs thyme

  leaves stripped

• 8 fat ones pork sausages

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal625
• fat40.1g
• saturates11.8g
• carbs44.4g
• fibre2.3g
• protein24.4g
• salt2.27g

Ad

Method

• step 1

  To make the batter, mix the flour and mustard powder in a bowl with a good pinch of salt. Gradually whisk in the eggs and milk until you have a smooth batter. Mix in the thyme.

• step 2

  Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Fry the sausages in the oil until golden brown. Put the sausages and any oil in the bottom of an ovenproof dish (you’ll need one where you can arrange the sausages evenly with enough space between them for the batter to rise).

• step 3

  Put the dish in the oven for 5 minutes to heat. Give the batter another whisk then pour into the hot dish. Put straight back in the oven and cook for 30 minutes until puffed, browned and crisp.

Try four more twists on the classic toad-in-the-hole recipe here

Sweet potato toad-in-the-hole

Give this classic comfort food an upgrade with sweet potato wedges, thyme and red onion, and mustard gravy.

Veg patch toad-in-the-hole

Use up any veg leftovers you have in the fridge with this comforting, versatile recipe. We've used carrots, broccoli, broccoli and cherry tomatoes to make a vibrant batter mix, along with sausages.

Herb and mustard toad-in-the-hole

Check out our epic toad in the hole with mustard, herbs and cumberland sausages. Rosemary and mustard powder give a fancy twist to a traditional toad in the hole. Make sure the baking dish is big enough to hold all the sausages with enough space for the batter to puff up in between.

Wild boar toad-in-the-hole

This is a simple twist on a classic – swapping out everyday pork bangers for something a little more adventurous.

Authors

Janine RatcliffeFood director

Ad

Comments, questions and tips

Rate this recipe

What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5

Choose the type of message you'd like to post

Choose the type of message you'd like to post

CommentQuestionTip

Overall rating

A star rating of 5 out of 5.5 ratings

Ad

Ad

Loading...

Ad

Loading...

Want to see this content?

This page contains olivemagazine content provided by Google reCAPTCHA. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Google reCAPTCHA may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose 'Accept and continue' to allow Google reCAPTCHA and its required purposes.

Accept and continue