Biggest Fattest Fluffiest Popovers

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients: 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions:

-Warm the eggs by placing them UN-CRACKED in a medium bowl and cover with hot water (as hot as your tap will go). Let them sit for 10 minutes.
-Preheat the oven to 450°F and move the oven rack to a low position (to prepare for huge popovers!). Grease the popover pan thoroughly inside each cup as well as around the top edges.
-With your whisk, beat together the eggs, milk and salt until they are combined. The yolks should be completely blended in.
-Add the flour and whisk until the mixture is frothy and all large lumps are gone. Then quickly stir in the melted butter.
-Divide the batter between the prepared popover cups. They should be about 3/4 of the way full.
-Bake the popovers for 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350°F. Bake for another 10 or 15 minutes. The popovers will be very golden brown.

*Do not top off the cups! ONE POUR to 3/4 full. Topping off can prevent a full rise. 
  • If you can help it DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN!

Serve immediately and enjoy them warm!

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16 Comments

dmention7@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Not showing the inside is such a goddamn tease 🤤

Jamin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

What was I thinking. They look like spongy, dough bread, eggy brains on the inside. Next time I'll post a picture after slicing into one.

generalEdo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)
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taurentipper@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

That sounds REALLY good...

Jamin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Usually, my go to is butter or fruit jam, honestly the whip cream sound better. My daughter adds maple syrup.

altairabove@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Thank you for this recipe! Just tried it out with one substitution - white whole-wheat instead of AP four. Not a great idea... I will have to try again sometime.

Jamin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

This is one of those super sensitive recipes. Even heavy footsteps can stop them from rising. If you find a flour alternative let me know.

reddig33@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (8 replies)

Those look yummy. What do they taste like? Brioche? Biscuits? Rolls?

baconeater@lemm.ee · 17 pts · 3y (4 replies)

They look like Yorkshire Puddings so I would guess they taste pretty similar. They are savoury and don't taste of too much by themselves (but are fantastic smothered in gravy)

ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Yeah, American Yorkshire Puddings. I think they eat them with jam, but then they eat scones with gravy so

Mr_Blott@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Just add High Fructose Corn Syrup ©®™

C4d@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

That’s what I thought. Never heard of a “popover” before; spent a few minutes staring at a picture of some lovely Yorkshire puddings wondering wtf was going on.

NuPNuA@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

That's the first thing I thought off. No idea what the bloody hell a "pop over" is.

interloper@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

They're a blank canvas you can do whatever with, they're basically pancake batter cooked at high temperature in a cupcake tray.

By themselves they have a slight savoury flavour but you can do whatever with.

In the UK they're called Yorkshire Puddings where they're common eaten with roast beef/pork/chicken/etc with gravy and various vegetables and mashed potato.

Definitely a fantastic addition to a meal.

Cras@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Mashed? Mashed?! You monster.

interloper@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

And potato in your favourite form* haha

TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Oh I havent had a popover in over 30+ years! They look amazing!