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

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 • Nov. 21, 2025

Serve with jus and traditional side dishes, such as Yorkshire pudding, green beans and mashed potatoes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Pub dog Walter was invited to pick a winner - did he go for Yorkshire pudding or French cheese?

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2022

Ladled onto an olive oil-greased copper pan as wide as the socca-maker's wingspan will allow, it's baked in a wood-fired oven, emerging crisp on the bottom and as tender as a good Yorkshire pudding within.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2022

The roast of beef, with Yorkshire pudding sticking in the cold gravy.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes