Toad in the hole is a British savoury pudding combining sausages with Yorkshire pudding batter and commonly served with onion gravy.
Sausages are placed in a hot, greased baking dish and covered with a batter made from flour, eggs, and milk. As it cooks, the batter rises around the sausages and becomes crisp at the edges while remaining soft inside. Onion gravy is a traditional accompaniment.
The dish was documented in the eighteenth century, although early versions could use other meats rather than sausages. The modern sausage version became the standard form and is now a familiar British family meal.
Its name does not refer to a specific animal or a hidden ingredient. The sausages appear partly enclosed by the risen batter, which inspired the playful title. It is distinct from bangers and mash, where sausages are served beside mashed potatoes rather than baked into batter.