Yorkshire pudding

noun

1. a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.

Yorkshire pudding

noun

1. a light puffy baked pudding made from a batter of flour, eggs, and milk, traditionally served with roast beef

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yorkshire pudding¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

The repast consisted of a whole lamb, well roasted, and two sorts of Yorkshire-pudding, one of which was particularly good.

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Cut the kidney in pieces, lay them in a well-greased Yorkshire-pudding tin; and pour the batter over.

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Pour a little aspic jelly into a clean Yorkshire-pudding tin, or frying-pan.

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Pour into a well-greased Yorkshire-pudding tin; and bake for about thirty minutes.

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