Holiday Popovers

Holiday Popovers!  One of our favorites.  We are lucky enough to enjoy prime rib at home on Christmas day and we like Popovers with our dinner. 

Let me share the recipe with you it's super easy!

Here's the list of ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of cold milk

1 1/2 cups of flour

2 tablespoons melted butter

2 tablespoons of butter for the pan(s)

1/2 - 1 tsp kosher salt

4 large eggs

You will need either a popover pan (like the one I use, or you can use a muffin tin if that's all you have).

Pre-heat your oven to 450.  Put cold two tablespoons of butter divided between the muffin tin (popover) cups and place the tray in the oven with the butter to get heated up.

Melt the other two tablespoons of butter in either the microwave or on the stove top and set aside.

In a mixer (or easy to do by hand):

Mix together your flour, milk and salt.

Mix in the melted two tablespoons of butter

Now start your mixer on low to get the ingredients combined.   

 Once the initial ingredients are combined start dropping in your eggs, one by one while the mixer is going.

 Make sure your oven is up to 450 degrees.  If it is, open the oven and take out your tin with the hot (may be browned) butter.  pour the mix into the cups.

I have a popover tin, and I fill the tins up about half way (as you can see, neatness is not important).  Place the tin back in the over and turn on your timer for 20 minutes at 450.  After the first twenty minutes, turn your oven down to 350 for another 20 minutes - But don't open the oven.  The popovers should pop in the first 20 minutes, then for the second 20 minutes they bake.  If they didn't pop try refrigerating your mix before you place it into you hot pan.

Here's the secret:  Your pan has to be super hot, and the grease in your pan has to be super hot.  The mix has to be cold or at least cool (hence "cold" milk).  You can make Yorkshire pudding by using the grease drippings from your meat, but I have to warn you, I've never had good results from grease. :-( 

When you pull them out, you should be ready to eat, because you won't be able to wait! 

 YUM, warm and crisp......Here they are.

 The fun is in opening up the steamy popover and adding butter so it melts immediately.  If you like you could add jam or preserves.

Here's Dan breaking into his - can you see the steam?  Have to go, dinner is served!!!