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Classic
Popovers and Several Recipes
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Popovers are made with
a pancake-like, thin batter without chemical leavening, but with flour,
milk, eggs, shortening and salt. The batter is poured into a popover pan or
muffin tin and placed in a hot oven, where it puffs up and stays that way.
Popovers are made to be eaten hot and steaming. |
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour (sift into measuring cup)
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
melted unsalted butter for brushing the popover or muffin pan
Into a bowl sift together the flour and the salt. In a small bowl whisk together
the eggs
and the milk. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring, and stir the
batter
until it is smooth. In a preheated 450°F. oven heat a six-cup popover pan or six
2/3-cup custard cups or nine ½ cup muffin tins for 5 minutes, or until it is
hot,
brush the cups with the melted butter, and fill them half full with the batter.
Bake the popovers in the middle of the 450°F. oven for 20 minutes,
reduce the heat to 375°F., and bake the popovers for 20 minutes more,
or until they are golden brown and crisp.
Cinnamon Popovers
1 cup whole milk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all purpose flour
Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 450°F. Brush nine 1/3-cup muffin cups with melted butter.
Whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl to blend.
Add flour and whisk until smooth. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups
[about 3 tablespoons batter per cup].
Bake popovers 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Continue to bake until popovers are brown and crisp, about 20 minutes.
Turn popovers out of pan, loosening with small sharp knife if necessary.
Sift powdered sugar over and serve immediately. Makes 9
Popover w/buttermilk and unsalted butter
 | 1 tbsp. unsalted butter melted |
 | 6-9 tsp. unsalted butter |
 | 1 cup all purpose flour |
 | 3 eggs |
 | 1 cup buttermilk |
 | ¼ tsp. salt |
Preheat oven to 425. Sift the flour and salt. Add the eggs,
buttermilk and one tablespoon of melted butter. Beat vigorously to a consistency
of heavy cream. Put one teaspoon of butter into each popover cup and place in
the oven until the butter starts to bubble. Remove from the oven and fill each
cup half full with batter. Return to the oven and bake twenty minutes. Reduce
the heat to 325 degrees and bake 15-20 minutes until the popovers are brown and
have risen above the rim of the cup. Remove from the oven and pierce each
popover with a thin skewer to let air escape. Return to the oven for a few
seconds and serve immediately.
Popovers made in a cold oven
 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp. of flour |
 | 1 cup + 2 tbsp. milk |
 | ¾ tsp. salt |
 | 1 tbsp. butter |
 | 3 eggs |
Beat flour, milk, and melted butter first in a separate bowl.
In another bowl beat the eggs with a rotary beater until light. Then pour flour
and milk mixture in with the eggs and beat. Fill cups 2/3 full with the batter
and start with a cold oven. Bake at 425 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Don’t open
the door until the last ten minutes.
Laplanders I (popovers)
 | 1 cup sifted flour |
 | ½ tsp. salt |
 | 2 eggs |
 | 1 cup milk |
 | 1 tbsp. butter (melted)
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Less this mixture is beaten the better they turn out. Beat
the eggs lightly and beat in the flour and the salt. Stir in the milk. Blend
in to make a fairly smooth batter. Add the melted butter. Pour into ten to
twelve buttered muffin tins or custard cups. Fill about two-thirds full and
place in a cold oven. Bake at 425 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Reduce
temperature if popovers seem to brown too much. Pierce each one with a skewer
knife to dry them out.
Laplanders II
 | 1 cup sifted flour |
 | ½ tsp. salt |
 | 2 eggs |
 | 1 cup milk |
 | 1 tbsp. butter (melted) |
Preheat the oven to 425. Grease aluminum pans cold. Heat
glass or earthenware pans and remove them from the oven and grease. Beat all the
ingredients with a rotary beater until smooth. Fill cups ½ full and bake in
preheated oven for about 35 minutes.
Dutch Babies
 | 3 eggs |
 | ¾ cup milk |
 | ¾ cup flour |
 | ¾ butter |
Combine flour, eggs, and milk. Don’t beat mixture too
much.Pour mixture in a shallow pan or cast iron skillet. Bake at 425 degrees for
twenty to twenty five minutes.
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