This is both a German pancake mix and a pannekoeken mix. Either way, they're fabulous.
Traditional toads in a hole are sausages baked in a Yorkshire pudding. We made them easier, quicker with a pannekoeken/German pancake mix. You can have your toads in the oven in minutes‚ as fast as you can add milk and eggs to a mix and stir.
They‚ are quicker than pancakes, quick enough that you can make them on your busiest morning. They‚ will be ready to come out of the oven in 15 minutes or less.
Toads in a Hole is a dish made with sausages and eggs.
In Great Britain, loaded with meat, these are called "Toads in a Hole." The batter is the same but loaded with sausage, eggs, hot dogs, ham, and such. The principle is the same.
Hot dogs in a hole
For me, toads seem like breakfast food, though they also make easy lunches or dinners. The hot dog toads here are drizzled with maple syrup. But you can pour white sauce or gravy on top, and you have a full meal. You can make them in any size, from a 9 x 13-inch baking pan to a jumbo muffin pan. Just crank up the creativity. We tried apples, bacon, cheese, and scrambled eggs along our way.
Use the same ratio of ingredients, mix, eggs, and milk. You can scale it up for more servings.
Toads with sausage, scrambled eggs, and hash browns
Use any smooth pan for toads in a hole. We're kind of stuck on three pans: a 9 x 13-inch glass pan you can see here, a similar 8 x 8-inch pan, and a jumbo muffin pan. But you don't have to stick with these. Just balance the amount of batter to the size of the pan. Leave plenty of room (at least 50%) for the batter to climb up the side walls.
The higher the batter climbs, the thinner the crust and the quicker it bakes. Eight to ten minutes is normal. Keep baking until the crust starts to brown.
