Oatmeal Toad in the Hole/BBB5

I love Yorkshire puddings and I adore good sausages …so why wouldn’t I like a Toad in the Hole? Well because sometimes the sausages are high in fat and greasy; the batter is the same; and the nutritional stats don’t add up. This is a recipe that addresses those shortcomings…it’s much lower in fat than you can ever imagine; has a light and crispy batter that every Yorkshire girl yearns for; has added nutrition with oats; and I have found most bariatrics can tolerate this. You can add some mustard to the mix to give an extra kick or even a sprinkle of fresh or dried herbs for some more flavour. Whatever you choose to do it will be a winner and a great Bariatric Budget Busting recipe…I serve mine with a few low-sugar and low-fat baked beans!

 

OATMEAL TOAD IN THE HOLE

Ingredients

Metric/US

low-fat cooking spray

450g/1 lb low-fat sausages

100g plain flour/1 cup all-purpose flour

50g/2 oz medium oatmeal

2 medium eggs, beaten

200ml/generous 1 cup semi-skimmed milk

salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Method

1.  Preheat the oven to 220 c/425 F/gas mark 7.

2.  Generously spritz a small roasting tin/pan with low-fat cooking spray, add the sausages and cook in the oven for 10 minutes.

3.  Meanwhile, place the flour, oatmeal, eggs, milk and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl and whisk very well to make a combined batter. If you’re adding mustard or herbs do so at this stage.

4.  Pour over the sausages and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the sausages and batter are golden and risen.

 

 

SERVES 4

WLS PORTION: 1/2

 

CALORIES PER PORTION:  338

PROTEIN:  26g

CARBOHYDRATE:  39.2g

FAT:  6.6g

 

Image courtesy of www.allaboutoats.com