TOAD IN THE HOLE

8 Organicland sausages
25ml oil or dripping
225g flour
3 free-range eggs
275ml milk
½ tsp salt and plenty freshly ground pepper

Method
Preheat oven 200C with a deep-sided 30x20x6cm oven dish

Firstly make the batter – add the flour, salt, eggs and milk into suitable size bowl and whisk together until lump-free and has the consistency of lightly whipped cream. Let the batter sit for at least 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Add a the oil to the hot oven dish and add the sausages, give a gentle shake and place back into oven and cook the sausages for 10 minutes so they start to become golden in colour. Remove from the oven and pour over the batter, return immediately back to the oven (it is vital that the oven dish doesn’t cool down) and cook for 30-40 minutes or until the batter has risen well, gone a lovely golden colour and crispy texture.

Remove from the oven and cut into generous serves which must include a sausage or two and I would recommend good quality onion or leek gravy drizzled over.