Toad in the Hole

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 8 sausages (about 450g)
• 150 g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
• Pinch of salt
• 3 eggs
• 200 ml semi-skimmed milk
• 50 ml water

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°c/425F fan.
2. Add the oil and sausages to a metal oven proof dish and stir to coat everything with the oil. Place the dish in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
3. Whisk the flour and salt with the eggs until you have a very smooth, very thick paste.
4. Add about a third of the milk, whisk until smooth, add the rest, along with the water and again whisk until totally smooth.
5. Remove the dish from the oven and then pour in the batter around the sausages.
6. Return to the oven and reduce the temperature to 200°C/400F. Cook for 30 minutes. DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN until at least 25 minutes has passed! Serve immediately when crisp and golden.