Flying Toad In The Hole!

Came across a recipe by HFW a few weeks ago and did my own take on it.

The recipe basically uses Pheasant breast rather that sausages. HFW does a mixture of both.

For the batter:

4oz flour
2 eggs
4 fl oz milk
Salt & Pepper

Flying Toads:

4 Pheasant Breast
1/2lb Streaky bacon
Prunes


Preheat oven to 220.

Lay the pheasant breast down (inside up) and place a prune in the flap of the breast.
Wrap tightly in the bacon. Repeat for all the breasts.

Put flour in a large bowl and make a well, add the eggs and gradually mix incorporating the flour. Slowly add the milk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.

Put a large non-stick, deep tray into the oven with some oil in it.

When hot 5 mins or so add the pheasant and return to the oven for a further 5 mins.

Add the batter mixture pouring over the pheasant and around. Return to the oven and cook for about 30 Mins or until the batter has risen and is crisp and golden.

Serve with an onion gravy......... Delicious!

Vocal Bavarian!

Casca, our Bavarian Mountain Hound decided last night to audition for The Hounds of the Baskerville!

I don't think we will be too popular with the neighbours!

So early this morning we went to the shoot to continue catching up the hen pheasants, unfortunately we only had 2 in the catchers. However that brings the total to 53, which is not bad for a small shoot.

It has been decided to leave it now until next weekend, which is good as otherwise it is 2 x 20 mile trips per day.

Any recipes anyone would like? Please let me know!

Have a Musto Ladies Shooting waistcoat going on the website next week! Www.Bavarian-mountainhound.co.uk - bookmark us and keep checking in for lots more!