Yorkshire pudding

American  

noun

1. a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.

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Yorkshire pudding British  

noun

1. a light puffy baked pudding made from a batter of flour, eggs, and milk, traditionally served with roast beef

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Etymology

Origin of Yorkshire pudding

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Waiters served Yorkshire pudding and beef pie with Stilton cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal

For something completely different, I decided to try her New York Dutch Baby, which is a kind of giant, puffy pancake akin to Yorkshire pudding.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Grand Finale” presents the usual British culinary mainstays, like Yorkshire puddings, shortbreads, roasts and vegetables.

From Salon

If you go there, you have to sit at the bar and get the prime rib and the Yorkshire pudding and a mezcal margarita.

From Los Angeles Times

"She was a great cook, a proper Yorkshire cook. She made the best rice pudding with skin on the top in the oven. She did the best Yorkshire puddings," he said.

From BBC