Attempted a Yorkshire Pudding as per the recipe on the website for the first time. The result had the texture of a cake rather than a traditional pudding as pictured below. I wonder if this is the expected result or if I did something wrong?
I did deviate from the recipe in a few ways. Firstly I did add the optional yeast (Hovis fast action bread yeast) and I did not add the salt to the mixture straight away but gave the yeast a little time without it first. The second thing was that I made the batter some time before it was needed so the yeast was bubbling away for about an hour first. Have these deviations resulted in more of a Yorkshire cake than a pudding?
It sounds like the deviations you made, especially with the yeast and timing, may have caused the batter to rise more like a bread or cake rather than the traditional Yorkshire pudding texture. The yeast might have caused the batter to rise too much, making it more airy and cake-like.
For a more classic Yorkshire pudding, try skipping the yeast and mixing the batter just before cooking. This will help maintain the expected texture.
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