Yorkshire pudding

American  

noun

Yorkshire puddings plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Yorkshire puddings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Yorkshire pudding

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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Yorkshire pudding

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

There is the lingering suspicion on the sceptered isle that, much like Yorkshire pudding and Branston Pickle, Americans just don’t get tea.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

When you look at the individual ingredients that make up a Yorkshire pudding, they are quite healthy.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2022

Colonel Julyan waded through the whole set lunch, starting with soup and fish, and going on to roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier