Thanks to my friend, Donna, I’ve been wondering… what exactly is the difference between Yorkshire Pudding, which is British, and Popovers, which are American? I’m certainly no expert but it seems popovers – at least the older recipes which are cooked in muffin tins – are almost the same as Yorkshire Pudding. According to Wikipedia, “A popover is a light, hollow roll made from an egg batter similar to that of Yorkshire Pudding, typically baked in muffin tins.
++ For your edification, here are a few photos of Popovers, Yorkshire Pudding & Toad in the Hole !
‘My Yellow Farmhouse’ Popovers – cooked in a Popover Pan
Popovers – Cooked in a Muffin Tin.
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Example No. 1 of Yorkshire Pudding Cooked in a Muffin Tin.
Photo courtesy of www.theguardian.com
Example No. 2 of Yorkshire Pudding Cooked in a Muffin Tin – this look very much like Popovers, even though it’s Yorkshire Pudding. Different recipe… different results!
Photo courtesy of http://www.allrecipes.
Yorkshire pudding can also be baked in a pan.
Photo courtesy of simplyrecipes.com
And, if you add sausages, you have Toad in the Hole. (Don’t tell my British friends, but I used to prepare Toad in the Hole with hot dogs when my boys were young.)
Of course, as with popovers, recipes for Yorkshire Pudding and Toad in the Hole can vary from region to region – and from family to family.
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Popovers are much healthier than Yorkshire puddings in my opinion as I use butter not lard and very little butter than most recipes. Granted, butter is fattening but it is at least a dairy product whereas lard is animal fat.
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Good point – however, the melted fat from the beef of pork roast – when used to make Yorkshire Pudding – sure does add wonderful flavor. But – it’s certainly not good for us!
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment!! 😉❣️
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Thanks for explaining. I’ve never really tried to understand the difference between the two. And the last time we went to East Side Mario’s my daughter ordered a yorkshire pudding and it was dry and bland. The worst I ever tasted. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Popovers, turnovers, and now Toad in the Hole. So many recipes to learn. When do we get to talk about bangers?
Thanks, Cecile, for taking the time to run the tests, write the posts, and eat the evidence. 🙂
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And thank you, John, for your enormous heart and your sense of humor!! (Plus your fabulous blog loaded with ‘yumminess’!)
My friend, who’s originally from Yorkshire, is now my – “go to person” for All Things British!! I want to get her Toad in the Hole recipe. I’ve made Toad in the Hole, esp. when my sons were young, but it looked NOTHING like what I found during my ‘research”.
After that, perhaps we’ll get to ‘bangers’ !!! ; o )
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Now I want to try toad in the hole … I’ve yet to give it a taste.
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I’ve got a friend who’s British – I want to get a truly authentic recipe for Toad in the Hole from her. She said she uses lard in her popovers – I wonder if she does for her Toad in the Hole as well !
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