Yorkshire pudding

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.

Yorkshire pudding

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yorkshire pudding¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Waiters served Yorkshire pudding and beef pie with Stilton cheese.

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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.

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

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

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"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.

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