Popovers

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 5 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 45 min
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Ingredients

1 cup bread flour

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

1 cup whole or non-fat milk, warmed

2 tablespoons unsalted butter or oil, melted

3 large eggs

2 to 3 teaspoons vegetable shortening

Serving suggestions: Butter and jam

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. 
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the milk, butter, and eggs. Make a well in the flour, pour in the milk mixture, and whisk to make a smooth batter. Set batter aside for 10 minutes.
  3. Heat a non-stick or well-seasoned 6-cup popover pan in the oven for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the pan from the oven and brush the inside of the cups with the shortening. Ladle the batter into the cups and bake for 20 minutes, without opening the oven. (Do not open the oven during baking.) 
  4. Lower the heat to 350 degrees F. and continue to bake the popovers for 20 minutes, at this point they will be golden brown. Right after removing the popovers from the oven, poke each one with a paring knife to release steam. Turn popovers from the pan and serve immediately with butter and jam. 

Cook’s Note

This recipe can also be made in a 12-cup mini-popover pan; baking times and temperatures will remain the same.

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Anonymous

Best popovers ever. I have a non stick mini popover pan. Which made 9 altogether. Cooked at 425 degree for 20 min. Then 10 min at 350. I rested the mix for 10 min as directed.<br />And I bought bread flour just for this. <br />I melted 2 tbs butter and used this in the pans. I didn’t have shortening.I’ve had them before where they were stuck to pan. <br />These popped almost out of the non stick popover pan. Our new go to for popovers

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