Foodie TV presenter Magdalena Roze shares the secret to perfectly crispy Yorkshire puddings

The foodie TV presenter and wife of the restaurateur Darren Robertson Magdalena Roze has shared her secrets to the perfect Yorkshire pudding – and why you need to be trying the delicious savoury dish as a dessert.

Magdalena, 41, who is based in Byron Bay, loves to make a roast dinner for her husband and two children – and said the ‘classic British dish’ makes for the perfect accompaniment.

According to the mum-of-two, while the traditional recipe is easy (comprising eggs, flour, milk and water), there are a couple of sneaky ways you can turn your Yorkshire puddings from ‘good to fluffy and crispy great’.

The most important way to make Yorkshire puddings extra crispy and delicious is to opt for a ‘good fat with a high smoke point’, Magdalena (pictured) said

The most important way to make Yorkshire puddings extra crispy and delicious is to opt for a ‘good fat with a high smoke point’.

Magdalena recommends fats like lard, ghee and tallow as she said not only do they give the pudding lots of flavour, but they also allow the fat to get ‘smoking hot’ so the Yorkshire puddings ‘sizzle, puff and rise’.

Another of Magdalena’s tips is to mix your eggs and flour (a mix of plain and self-raising) together in a bowl to make a ‘paste’ – as this gives a ‘far better texture’ for the puddings.

Magdalena recommends fats like lard, ghee and tallow as she said not only do they give the pudding lots of flavour, but they also allow the fat to get ‘smoking hot’ so the Yorkshire puddings ‘sizzle, puff and rise’ (finished results pictured)

The third tip the home cook has is to rest your batter mixture for 1-2 hours before using it. 

Resting the batter overnight is key for enhancing the flavour, while letting it get to room temperature instead of fridge cold helps it rise taller as it bakes.

Finally, she said you need to put your fat into the oven until it’s ‘smoking hot’ and then fill the trays with batter about three quarters full before cooking for 10-15 minutes.

‘Do not open the oven while they’re cooking,’ Magdalena added, as this will only cause them to sag.

How to make Magdalena’s Yorkshire puddings 

Makes 12

INGREDIENTS

Magdalena shared the recipe to the perfect puddings (pictured)

Good fat with high smoke point like lard, ghee or tallow

7 eggs

200g plain flour

35g self-raising flour

530ml milk

50ml water

Sea salt

METHOD 

1. Whisk eggs in a bowl then add flours and whisk to a smooth paste. Now add milk and water and whisk until incorporated and not lumpy. It will be runny. Set aside at room temp for 1-2 hours.

2. When ready to cook, preheat oven to 240 deg. Dollop your fat into each hole of a large 6-muffin tin (so you need 2 for this quantity). When the oven is ready, put your tin in for a few minutes until the fat is smoking hot.

3. Remove and fill each hole with the batter about 3/4 full using a ladle. It will sizzle. Now place the tin/s into the hot oven and cook for around 10 minutes until the puddings are puffed up and golden. 

4. Don’t open the oven door until ready. 

5. Then remove the tin, flip them over and return to the oven for another 10 minutes or so to cook the base.

6. When puffed and golden, remove from the oven, turn over into a serving plate and season immediately with sea salt. 

7. Enjoy with roasts, soups and stews – or turn it into dessert!

Source: Magdalena Roze 

Magdalena (pictured) also often takes them out, flips them over and then bakes for another 5-10 minutes to make sure both sides are crispy

She also often takes them out, flips them over and then bakes for another 5-10 minutes to make sure both sides are crispy. 

Serve them either with a roast, soup or stew. 

You can even turn them into a dessert by adding some cream, golden syrup and fresh seasoned figs to the mix.  

‘I feel like these might be the most delicious thing I’ve ever eaten in my entire life,’ Magdalena said of the dessert. 

Thousands who saw Magdalena’s dish were quick to thank her for sharing the recipe.

‘Wow!! They look incredible! You inspire me… thank you,’ one person commented. 

‘They’re perfect,’ another added.