Easy Popovers Recipe
Want to make scrumptious, puffy popovers without special equipment? This popovers recipe is easy, using just 5 ingredients, a standard muffin pan, and a little TLC!
Servings: 12 popovers (roughly)
Equipment
- muffin pan
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs at room temperature for 20 minutes
- 1 ½ cups whole milk microwaved for 30 seconds
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Rearrange oven racks so one is closer to the bottom of the oven (instead of the middle), and one is closer to the top of the oven. Preheat oven to 425°F before getting started. If oven isn't fully preheated, popovers won't rise.
- Grease the entire muffin pan very well, including each well and the top of the muffin pan. If your pan isn’t greased enough, your popovers will stick! Place greased muffin pan on the lower rack of the oven to preheat while you make the batter.
- Using a stand or hand mixer and the whisk attachment, blend room temp eggs, microwaved milk, and salt until uniform (about 20 seconds).
- Add flour, and blend on low until smooth.
- Add melted butter and blend on medium-high speed until frothy (about a minute).
- Fill each preheated well of your muffin pan ⅔ of the way up (you should be able to fill 11-12 wells). It's okay if the oil on the bottom of each well is dark (you won't be able to taste it).
- Bake at 425°F for 20 minutes without opening the oven. Reduce heat to 350°F (still without opening the oven), and bake for 10-15 more minutes until popovers are deep golden. If popovers are getting too brown before the 10 minute mark at 350°F, lay a piece of foil on the top rack of the oven to protect the top of the popovers from direct heat.
- Serve immediately. If you aren’t going to enjoy them right out of the oven, pierce each popover with a knife when they come out of the oven to keep steam from building inside and deflating them.
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Notes
- This recipe for popovers in a muffin pan yields delicious, puffy popovers that are a bit smaller than your classic popover pan result.
- While you can use a popover pan for this recipe, the bake time will likely be longer since the popover wells are deeper and each popover will be bigger. This recipe will also likely make half the amount of popovers with a popover pan!
- If your popovers stick, don’t panic. Use a sharp steak knife to gently loosen them from the pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1popover | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 1mg