Toad In The Hole

Name: Toad In The Hole
Ingredients: olive oil for frying; 8 sausages sliced into rounds; 2 onions medium, finely sliced; 2 garlic cloves diced; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds optional; ground black pepper; 5 medium eggs; 1 1/8 cups milk; 1 1/8 cups carbonated water; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

olive oil for frying
8 sausages sliced into rounds
2 onions medium, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves diced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1 teaspoon fennel seeds optional
ground black pepper
5 medium eggs
1 1/8 cups milk
1 1/8 cups carbonated water
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Prepare the crust 1 hour before you are ready to bake. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs together. Then whisk in the milk and water carefully.
2

Whisk in the sifted flour and salt. The mixture is not very thick. Set aside to rest 1 hour.
3

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
4

In an oven-proof skillet or pan, heat up a drizzle of olive oil and fry the sausages until they are crispy on all sides. They do not have to be cooked all the way through.
5

Add the onions and saute 5 minutes. Then add the garlic, thyme, and fennel (optional). Stir and saute 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
6

With the pan still hot, pour the batter over the sausage/onion mixture. Sprinkle ground black pepper on top.
7

Bake 15 minutes making sure not to open the oven door. Only after 15 minutes has passed open the door briefly to all the steam to escape.
8

Then bake another 5 minutes for the top of the batter to brown.