Mum shares delicious Yorkshire pudding recipe – but foodies point out one problem
A traditional Christmas dinner is a delight, with the perfect blend of crispy roast potatoes, succulent turkey, and perfectly cooked vegetables, all smothered in lashings of gravy. But does a Yorkshire pudding have a place on your Christmas dinner plate?
Charlotte Crouch, who shares her culinary adventures on TikTok under the handle @charlottescrunchymama, believes with Christmas right around the corner, it's time to start preparing for the big day.
"Today, I'm gonna make my Yorkshire puddings ready for Christmas Day", she confessed, explaining she didn't want to be "spending all day in the kitchen cooking" on December 25, since she was catering for 10 people - a sentiment many can empathise with.
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Her solution was to "prep them up and put them in the freezer," but how do you ensure they're going to be as perfect as you want them to be?
She revealed: "Now the trick to getting banging Yorkshire puddings is having the same volume of eggs, milk, and flour."
Charlotte confessed she didn't "weigh any part of it", instead using a cup as her measure, so she'll have a "whole cup of eggs, a whole cup of milk, and a whole cup of flour", then she simply combines all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
She divulged that plain flour works better than self-raising but assured you can still achieve "banging results" with self-raising. "The key to making it rise is the eggs," she stated.
Charlotte was all set to impress with her culinary prowess, attaching her "balloon whisk" and sharing she'll heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius while mixing. She noted: "I will also pre-heat my oil as well" before adding olive oil into each section of her tins.
Next, she announced her plan to place them in the oven to warm up. Once ready, Charlotte distributed the thick batter among the sections, filling them "half to three-quarters full" and humorously remarking that her Yorkshires are "famous".
Describing her Yorkshire puddings as "amazing, beautiful, and one of the best parts of a roast dinner", Charlotte sparked a debate in the comments. Some challenged the idea of having Yorkshires on Christmas dinner, to which she robustly replied: "Hell yes you do! I don't have turkey though we are having beef! Have had Yorkshires since I can remember!"
Another supporter chimed in, suggesting that everyone should enjoy "whatever you want" over the festive season because it's "Christmas".
Moreover, Charlotte attributed the excellence of her Yorkshire puds to the lavish amount of homemade gravy she adds, believing in doing things "properly."
She concluded after approximately 30 minutes in the oven, her Yorkshires would be ready. True to her word, she later showcased the towering creations, fresh out of the oven, exclaiming: "There they are."
Charlotte detailed her plan to "let them cool down" before she'd "take them all out, pop them into a bag, into the freezer". She then revealed she could "use them on Christmas Day and just cook them from frozen quickly in the air fryer for a few minutes".
One follower remarked: "This is my first year hosting and there's 15 of us! I need to early prep! I never would have thought of this." To which Charlotte responded: "You can prep so much in advance. Saves washing up on the day too."
