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Yorkshire Pudding

Name: Yorkshire Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 3 eggs; 1 cup whole milk; 3 tbsp beef dripping; salt to taste

Yorkshire Pudding reads richness 8.8, umami 6.9 and salinity 5.4 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a British side, about 35 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 7.5 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 1.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 0.0 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 3.3 / 10
Rich & Fat — 8.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 0.5 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Richness 8.8 · Umami 6.9 · Salinity 5.4 · Smoke 3.2 · Sweetness 1.4 · Earthy 0.8

What's in it (5)

1 cup plain flour
3 eggs
1 cup whole milk
3 tbsp beef dripping
salt to taste

Time & effort: about 35 min (10 min active) · effort: easy

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 341.4 kcal, 20.7 g protein, 10.6 g fat, 39.7 g carbs

Dietary: Contains dairy · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Whisk flour, eggs, and milk into a smooth batter and season with salt; rest at room temperature 30 minutes.
Pour a little dripping into each cup of a muffin tin and heat in a 230C oven until smoking hot.
Quickly pour in batter and bake 20-25 minutes until dramatically puffed and deeply golden—do not open the oven during cooking.

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Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding — British
Rösti — Swiss
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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.