Yorkshire Pudding and Dumplings Recipes

Traditional accompaniment to Roast Beef

1 cup Edmonds plain baking flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons fat

Sift flour and salt into a bowl

Make a well in the centre

Add eggs

Lightly beat together then gradually add milk and water, mixing to a smooth batter

Chill for 1 hour

Stir again

Heat fat in a roasting dish until smoking hot

Quickly pour batter into roasting dish

Bake at 200°C for 30 minutes or until golden, well risen and crisp around the edges

Cut into squares and serve with roast beef

Serves 6

1 1/2 cups Edmonds plain baking flour

2 teaspoons Edmonds baking powder

1/ 4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion

100 g butter

1/2 cup milk, approximately

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl

Stir in herbs and onion

Rub butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs

Add enough milk to mix to a soft dough

Drop spoonsful of dough on top of boiling stew

Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through