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When I was thirteen I made my very first batch of popovers.
I had no fancy pan and no prior experience with baking any kind of bread what so ever! I was a baking virgin with some eggs, a Williams Sonoma recipe, and a hand-held mixer. Oh, and lots of butter.
My family had just moved to Breckenridge, Colorado. It was mid November and we knew no one and had zero extended family around. It was cold and snowy. Like really really snowy.
This is when my love of cooking and baking began.
Other than getting out for hikes I was pretty much stuck in the house. So what better thing to do than get really into Thanksgiving!
And boy did I get int to it! Seriously, that year we had so much food on our table and there were only 10 of us. We had a lot of leftovers. Mounds of mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, spaghetti squash, green beans, gravy, turkey, pies, cakes, whipped cream, and butter. The one thing that was completely devoured?
Popovers.
I have made them every Thanksgiving and Christmas since! To this day I can still remember the sight of my mom’s eyes when she took her first bite (3 seconds after removing the pan from the oven, I have steel hands and she has a steel tongue!). Honestly, it was like a kid on Christmas morning times like 15!
These are so easy and such a crowd pleaser! I mean could there be a better thing to look at or eat?
Do not worry if you do not have a fancy popover pan, I know from many years of experience that a good old cupcake pan works just as great! You are going to want to make a lot of these! They are also great for breakfast!
Popovers
Servings: 6 Popovers
Calories Per Serving: 153 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs at room temperature*
- 1 cup whole milk at room temperature*
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 450 degrees. Grease a standard popover pan. Using a blender, mix the eggs, milk, flour and salt at low-speed until just combined, about 20 seconds. Add the melted butter; blend for 10 seconds.
- Pour about 1/3 cup of the batter into each prepared cup (filling about halfway). Bake for 20 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake until puffed, golden and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes. Using a small, sharp knife, carefully cut around the sides of each popover to release. Serve immediately.
Notes
*To quickly bring eggs to room temperature submerge in hot tap water for 5 to 10 minutes.
*I used 2% milk and my popover turned out great! I would still however recommend using whole milk. To quickly bring milk to room temperature heat in the microwave for 30 seconds.
*DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN while these bake!
Adapted from Rachel Ray Mag
Oh popovers, you bring great memories!
Looking for some fancier versions, try these:
Parmesan Popovers with Crispy Sage Garlic Butter
Cinnamon Sugar Brown Butter Popovers
Yummy! I added Italian seasoning to my mix.
I was inspired by your recent popover post with Benny. In that video you said, “whip eggs” and “preheat pan is key”.
Following this recipe above, it didn’t note those things and I forgot that on the video from yesterday.
Mine were baked in a standard muffin pan and they were completely done cooking after high heat (450°) for 18 mins.
Some of them rose high, others did not.
Flavor was great!
First time making one of your recipes and first time trying popovers! 🙂
Thanks!
Hey Jan,
Fantastic!!🥗🌮 I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear that it turned out well for you! xx
Hi Tieghan!
I made the jalapeno cheddar popovers over the weekend, and LOVED them. For this weekend, I’ve been craving something sweet, but also craving popovers after making your recipe.
Have you ever made your popovers with just chocolate chips in them? I’m thinking I might try adding some dark chocolate chunks to the popover mixture and making them this way. Do you think this could work?
Thank you!
Macy
Hey Macy,
Awesome!! Thanks a bunch for trying this dish and your comment, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! You might like one of these sweet recipes:
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/cinnamon-sugar-brown-butter-popovers/
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/mini-brown-butter-popovers/
I hope this helps, please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Could I use gluten free flour for these?
Hi Anne,
Yes, that would be okay for you to use! Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Delicious! Light and fluffy and everything I had hoped it would be. I can’t wait to try your flavored pop overs next.
Hey Kristina,
Happy Monday! I love to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for giving it a try! xTieghan
Love, Love ❤️ all your recipes !!
I’ve been looking to make popovers for a long time, definitely I will try this recipe that looks amazing this weekend.
I will comment later
Thanks Lucia!! I hope you love the recipe, let me know how it turns out!! xTieghan
Loved these and will be making them again! So easy, yummy and reminiscent of summers in Maine
Hey Riv,
I am thrilled that this recipe was enjoyed, thank you so much for giving it a try! xTieghan
If not all popovers are consumed, are left overs good the next day? Or are they only good the night
they are prepared?
Hey Mary! The leftover popovers are still incredibly the next day! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much! xTieghan
amazing recip, loveable and yummy i would like to try it and thanks foe shearing
Thanks so much!
sorry for late it here to comment but still this recipe have taste to looks delicious i must try it with my family…thanks Tieghan.your site now my one of best food recipes when i feel free to visit.
Awe!! Thank you so much!! I hope you love these!
Another gorgeous post from your site.I love the food blog where the admin share simple food recipes with simple ingredient recipe and i like your site because you sharing recipes with your real life story i book marking now your site for more visit in future…thanks
Thank you so much!
I would really love to try these but would 1% milk work?
Hi Kenda,
I am honestly not sure, but I have used 2% and they worked great! I would give it try, but just know they might be a little less moist.
Hope you love them!