How can one not like popovers? Just the name alone sounds fun, and the real things are even more fun because we can actually eat them!
I used to have a popover tin (it feels like in my last life, maybe in Maine?). With all the moving around, who knows where it is now. I do hope that whoever has it is using it to make these easy and delicious and kid-friendly pastries.
I was re-inspired to make them recently after reading this post, on a cold November day (which quickly went away for about a week when we had our glorious Indian summer days). I had forgotten how easy and quick and fun making popovers was until I made it again with the kids.
"We love them Mommy! Thank you for making them Mommy!" They both said while biting into their warm, steamy popovers, with the hollow middle filled with Nutella (although... everything is good with Nutella).
We liked them so much we made them again the following day, with a little more butter in the batter this time.
Popovers
Adapted from this post, and a recipe in this book (because you know, I can't follow a single recipe to save my life)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoon melted butter
Preheat oven 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Whisk eggs, milk, sugar together. Add flour and salt and melted butter and mix well. For best results, mix the batter with a hand-held electric mixer (if you have one, if not, a blender probably works well) until batter is smooth and lump-free.
Grease a muffin tin pan, or a popover tin pan, and fill each one half way with the batter. Should make about 6-10 popovers depending on the size of your pan.
Bake for 30 minutes or until popovers are all puffed and golden brown.
Serve immediately with plenty of options for filling: butter, jam, honey, or Nutella!
