As Drummond shows in the video, a toad in the hole could not be easier to make. Just simply cut or tear a hole into the center of a slice of bread and toast in some butter in a skillet before ...

Another festive 9 at 9 as we close out the week. Who doesn’t love Toad in the Hole? And ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ These are classics.

The food needn’t be fussy—that’s just more work—but it should feel special and stick-to-the-ribs. I find a riff on an old-fashioned toad-in-the-hole never fails.

It wasn’t always called “toad in the hole.” In a 1787 “A Provincial Glossary,” it was referred to as “meat boiled in a crust” — we discovered that the Brits think boiling anything ...

1. Start by making the batter. Put the plain flour in a bowl with the salt and black pepper. Whisk to combine. Add the eggs and whole milk and whisk to a smooth batter. Set aside in the fridge.

If you’re really feeling inspired to make toad in the hole, Mary Berry style, you could try her approach of having pork meatballs throughout the batter instead of sausages, too. Yum.

You can call it whatever you'd like, but that doesn't change the fact that this 10-minute breakfast is utterly delicious. Dress it up or down!