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Popovers

Since they will start to deflate as they cool, popovers are best served warm from the oven. Butter and jam are traditional accompaniments.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 dozen

Ingredients

Unsalted butter, room temperature, for pan
1Ā 1/2 cups milk
6 large eggs
1Ā 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1Ā 1/2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 425°F, with the rack in the lower third. Generously butter a 12-cup popover tin; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs. Add the flour, salt, and sugar, and whisk until the mixture is the consistency of heavy cream (some small lumps may remain); do not overmix.

    Step 2

    Fill each prepared cup with about 5 tablespoons batter. Bake until the popovers are very puffed and extend over the top of the tin by about 3 inches, about 30 minutes. Immediately invert pan to remove popovers, and serve.

  2. Popover how-to

    Step 3

    Popover batter is thin, with a high proportion of wet ingredients to dry. Some of the liquid evaporates during baking, creating steam that puffs the batter until it ā€œpopsā€ over the tins.

Reprinted with permission from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart. Ā© 2005 Clarkson Potter
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