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Gordon Ramsay's Yorkshire Pudding Recipe Is So Easy And It Uses Five Ingredients
While Christmas dinner doesn't traditionally include Yorkshire puddings - if we're being strict - there's no good reason that we shouldn't be able to dig into them at the most wonderful day of the year, given their simplicity and deliciousness. One might be fooled into thinking that these roast dinner staples are difficult to cook, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
Although typically served with a roast beef dinner, Yorkshire puddings go well with just about any meat, especially when smothered in gravy. Gordon Ramsay has revealed his recipe for the popular side dish.
In a YouTube video shared to the official Gordon Ramsay channel, the celebrity chef shared how to make the perfect Yorkshire puddings. Gordon proudly boasts: "These Yorkshires are gorgeous ... If you could see these, you can understand how [Gordon's mum] gave birth to the best chef in the world."
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His recipe yields eight sizable Yorkshire puddings, which, when cooked just right, should present a golden, crisp exterior and a fluffy interior. Before embarking on your pudding endeavour, make sure you have at hand a mixing bowl, whisk, sieve, jug, and your Yorkshire pudding tray (or muffin tin).
IngredientsMethodSift the flour into the mixing bowl using the sieve and add the salt. Slowly pour the milk into the bowl while stirring continuously.
Crack your eggs into your mixing bowl and whisk until you have a silky smooth batter.
Pour your Yorkshire pudding batter into a jug and place in the fridge and rest for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
When you're ready to cook, preheat your oven to 220C (425F).
Put two tablespoons of oil into each compartment of your Yorkshire pudding tray. If you have a smaller cupcake tray then only put one tablespoon of oil in each hole, as your Yorkshires will be smaller.
Put the tray in the oven on the top shelf for 12 to 15 minutes to heat the oil.
Take your Yorkshire pudding batter out of the fridge and stir it, before taking the tray out of the oven and carefully pouring your batter into each compartment. You should be aiming to fill each hole to about three-quarters, making sure not to over-fill. Take extreme care with this step as the oil in the holes will be hot and may spit when you pour in the batter.
Place the tray back in the oven for around 15 minutes, or until the Yorkshire puddings look like they have risen and are golden brown. Do not open the oven before the puddings are cooked as they may collapse and not rise.
Serve your Yorkshire puddings fresh out of the oven alongside any roast trimmings you like.
Plum Pudding Recipe: 5 Simple Steps To Make This Essential Christmas 2024 Treat
Have you ever thought about making a classic Christmas plum pudding but don't know how to begin? With its rich history, spices, and goodness, plum pudding is a festive favourite that brings warmth and joy to holiday celebrations. However, traditional recipes can often seem complicated and time-consuming. What if we tell you that you can make an easy and delicious version of plum pudding without hours of prep or plenty of ingredients? Here's an easy Christmas plum pudding recipe to bake at home for your family.
Plum Pudding is a festive delight that embodies the essence of Christmas with its rich blend of dried fruits and spices. It has a very moist and dense texture which makes it a truly comforting holiday treat. This delicious Plum Pudding recipe is by Amardeep Singh Bhatia – Executive Chef, Jaypee Siddharth. So here's how to make Plum Pudding at home.
1. To begin, take a large mixing bowl and combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make sure to whisk the dry ingredients well so everything is evenly distributed.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, and milk until smooth and well combined. Gradually add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined. Be careful not to overmix, as this can affect the texture of your pudding.
3. Next, add the dried fruits and any citrus zest (like orange or lemon) into the batter, giving it a good mix to ensure the fruits are evenly spread throughout. Once everything is mixed, pour the batter into a well-greased mould, smoothing the top with a spatula.
4. Cover the mould with parchment paper or aluminum foil to prevent the pudding from drying out while baking. Place the pudding in a preheated oven and bake for about an hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Once done, remove the pudding from the oven and allow it to cool completely and now it is ready to be served.
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Dystopian Desert: George Orwell's Famous Recipe For Christmas Pudding
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Wed 25 December 2024 10:30, UK
First, the Lord giveth, then he taketh away. Or so says the Bible, so it seems fitting that on the holiest day of them all, the greatest dinner is followed by the worst desert. Christmas pudding is the flaming sham of the holiday season—a dense mess that tastes like a lady's perfume perenially served up a perverse tradition. So, it also seems perfectly fitting that a fellow who knew more than a thing or two about society's ills turned his hand towards a recipe to reinvent the dreaded ball of despair.
Every year around this time, the air is fragrant with the delicious smells of cinnamon, chocolate, charred meat and freshly baked cakes. It's a time when we sniff around the house, taking in a lungful of aroma, a time when we find our appetites doubling and a time when we can't wait to be at the dinner table. And yet, most of us still can't muster much more than a spoonful of Christmas pudding.
Perhaps Orwell's round heap might offer more? The recipe is "special" for several reasons. Who would have thought that such a serious writer like Orwell, who wrote satirical social criticisms, protested against the totalitarian state and churned out novels like The Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four containing heavy dystopian traits and political allegories, had a MasterChef hidden inside him?
It turns out Orwell was quite interested in the culinary world and fiercely defended British cuisine in his own quirky way. In an unpublished 1945 essay called The British Cookery Orwell opened with a quote from Voltaire, the mono-named French critic, that mockingly stated that Britain is a land with "a hundred religions and only one sauce."
Orwell begged to differ when he wrote that it "was untrue" then and "is equally untrue today". However, being the diplomat he was, he also pointed out what exactly was wrong with the culinary world of Britain, saying: "Cheap restaurants in Britain are almost invariably bad, while in expensive restaurants the cookery is almost always French, or imitation French."
For Orwell, this implied a lack of culinary pride. Seeing as though cooking and eating is a central part of any culture, this lack of pride has interesting implications. However, there is one area where we excel, and we damn well know it: sweet treats. In Orwell's delectable opinion, we mastered the art of the pudding, and he dabbled in making them himself.
In the same essay, which predominantly surveys the British palate, Orwell provided a number of dessert recipes such as treacle tart, orange marmalade, and plum cake, ending with the Christmas pudding. So, it seems like a timely moment to share the author's own take on the dish in the hope that you can compare it to the abomination you have to endure.
Find the recipe in full below.
George Orwell's Christmas pudding recipe:Ingredients:
Method
"Wash the fruit. Chop the suet, shred and chop the peel, stone and chop the raisins, blanch and chop the almonds. Prepare the breadcrumbs. Sift the spices and salt into the flour.
"Mix all the dry ingredients into a basin. Heat the eggs, mix them with the lemon juice and the other liquids. Add to the dry ingredients and stir well. If the mixture is too stiff, add a little more milk. Allow the mixture to stand for a few hours in a covered basin.
"Then mix well again and place in well-greased basins of about eight inches diameter. Cover with rounds of greased paper. Then tie the tops of the basins over the floured cloths if the puddings are to be boiled, or with thick greased paper if they are to be steamed.
"Boil or steam for 5 or 6 hours. On the day when the pudding is to be eaten, reheat it by steaming it for three hours. When serving, pour a large spoonful of warm brandy over it and set fire to it."
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