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Popovers

Popovers are easy to make and require just the most basic ingredients. But be sure you have an appetite or a hungry household because you’ll want to eat this right out of the oven. They will look and taste the best then. Once their finished baking, you can make them sweet or savory depending on what you butter onto them. And don’t forget to have your coffee (or tea) pot full so you can enjoy a cup or two with your very “great British bake off” breakfast.

Recipe from King Arthur Flour Collection


What You Need

  • 4 large eggs, warmed in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes before cracking
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) milk (skim, low-fat, or full-fat), lukewarm
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt*
  • 1 1/2 cups (180g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons (43g) butter, melted

How To Make It

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Position a rack on a lower shelf. The top of the fully risen popovers should be about midway up the oven. What you don’t want is for the tops of the popping popovers to be too close to the top of the oven, as they’ll burn.
  2. To make the popovers: Use a standard 12-cup metal muffin tin, one whose cups are close to 2 1/2″ wide x 1 1/2″ deep. (Want to use a popover pan? You can get one from our favorite local cookware company, Nordic Ware.) Grease the pan thoroughly, covering the area between the cups as well as the cups themselves. Make sure the oven is up to temperature before you begin to make the popover batter.
  3. Use a wire whisk to beat together the eggs, milk, and salt. Whisk till the egg and milk are well combined, with no streaks of yolk showing.
  4. Add the flour all at once, and beat with a wire whisk till frothy; there shouldn’t be any large lumps in the batter, but smaller lumps are OK. OR, if you’re using a stand mixer equipped with the whisk attachment, whisk at high speed for 20 seconds. Stop, scrape the sides of the bowl, and whisk for an additional 20 to 30 seconds at high speed, till frothy.
  5. Stir in the melted butter, combining quickly.
  6. Pour the batter into the muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
  7. Make absolutely certain your oven is at 450°F. Place the pan on a lower shelf of the oven.
  8. Bake the popovers for 20 minutes without opening the oven door. Reduce the heat to 350°F (again without opening the door), and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until they’re a deep, golden brown. If the popovers seem to be browning too quickly, position an oven rack at the very top of the oven, and put a cookie sheet on it, to shield the popovers’ tops from direct heat.
  9. Enjoy them hot smeared with butter, honey, maple syrup, or jam.

 

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Published by Peace Coffee on January 1, 2022.

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