Cheesy Toad in the hole

This is a very filling and warming dish, easy on the purse but incredibly tasty.

You will need:

 

180g plain flour

2 eggs

600ml milk

8 thick sausages

Lard for greasing

100g mature cheddar, grated

Salt and  pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6.

2. Sift the flour and seasoning to taste into a mixing bowl.

3. Blend in the eggs and whisk the milk in gradually. When all the milk and flour are smoothly mixed together carry on whisking until small bubbles appear on the surface of the mixture.

4. Heat frying pan containing a little oil and fry the sausages until lightly brown all over.

5. Gease fairly thickly a deep roasting tin and place in the oven to heat. Cut each sausage in half lengthways and place in the hot roasting pan.

6. Stir half the cheese into the prepared batter and pour over the sausages quickly.

7. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the whole dish and bake immediately for about 25 minutes or unil well risen and golden brown.