Yorkshire Pudding

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
4 TBS beef drippings

A Regular Guys Recipe

This authentic Old English recipe is intended to accompany a fine beef roast such as a standing rib roast.

Sift flour and salt together into a large bowl.  Make a well in the center of the flour and break the eggs into this.   Add about half of the milk.  Stir, gradually working the flour down from the sides and adding more milk as required to make a stiff batter consistency.  Beat well for about 5 minutes.  Add the rest of the milk.  Cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes.  When the beef roast has finished, remove it from the oven and set the heat at 425 degrees.  Grease the bottom and sides of a baking pan (cast iron is best).  Take 4 TBS of beef drippings and pour it into the baking pan. (If you don't have enough beef drippings, add some butter to make up the 4 TBS) Place the pan in the hot oven.  When the fat begins to smoke quickly pour in the batter and cook in the hot oven on an upper rack.  When the pudding is nicely browned on top, reduce the heat to 375 and move the pan to a lower rack in the oven to finish cooking.  Total baking time is about 35 minutes.