Yorkshire pudding

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noun

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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Origin of Yorkshire pudding

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby Yorkshire pudding

Yorkshire, Yorkshire bond, Yorkshire chair, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire fog, Yorkshire pudding, Yorkshire terrier, Yorkton, Yorktown, Yorktown, Battle of, yorp

How to use Yorkshire pudding in a sentence

The repast consisted of a whole lamb, well roasted, and two sorts of Yorkshire-pudding, one of which was particularly good.
Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel|John Yeardley
Cut the kidney in pieces, lay them in a well-greased Yorkshire-pudding tin; and pour the batter over.
The Skilful Cook|Mary Harrison
Pour a little aspic jelly into a clean Yorkshire-pudding tin, or frying-pan.
The Skilful Cook|Mary Harrison
Pour into a well-greased Yorkshire-pudding tin; and bake for about thirty minutes.
The Skilful Cook|Mary Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for Yorkshire pudding

Yorkshire pudding

noun

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

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