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Yorkshire Puds

Today I thought I’d have my first go at making Yorkshire Puddings. As I was born in Yorkshire I felt a lot of pressure to produce some reasonable puddings so was a little nervous about trying. As you can see from the pictures… they turned out OK and I think I could make them even better next time.

Well risen

Well risen

I used a recipe from Sainsburys with a batter of 75g plain flour, 2 eggs and 100ml semi-skimmed milk. I cooked them in a muffin tray but had to devote a whole oven to them as they need 220 degrees. Everyone seemed to enjoy them and I think they will be a permanent part of future roasts should you be able to share one with us soon.

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On the plate with the rest of the roast

Last night, Me and Jessica finally managed to visit the Malay restaurant near our house and enjoyed a delicious meal. We wanted to try everything so settled for a set menu (£35 total). I commented that one dish reminded me of Indonesian food, one of Thai and another of Indian. Looking at the map it is no surprise about the first two – my rubbish geography strikes again.

A quick look at the CIA files! shows the following ethnic groups:

Malay 50.4%, Chinese 23.7%, indigenous 11%, Indian 7.1%, others 7.8% (2004 est.)

So I guess that explains it.

I notice Vietnam is around that area (I know) so I am looking forward to May when a new Vietnamese restaurant opens next to the Malaysian one 🙂