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Perfect Yorkshires
Never suffer deflated yorkies again
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“On the face of it, it’s the simplest of ideas: flour, eggs, salt and milk (and often water), whisked to make a batter, then poured into a pan and baked. The result is puffs of baked batter, still slightly soft in the middle, with a crisp, golden exterior. But as is often the case with simple things, there’s more to it than meets the eye…”
Food writer (and self-confessed food obsessive) Lucas Hollweg
Lucas’s proper puffy yorkies
Makes 12 individual puddings or 1 large one
Hands-on time 15 min
Oven time 15-25 min, plus resting and heating the tin