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Popovers - the American version of Yorkshire pudding: popovers are tender, airy, hollow rolls surrounded by burnished crust and are so yummy and addictive!

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What Are Popovers?

Popovers are the American version of Yorkshire pudding; they are basically egg batter that you bake in a tall popover pan.

The end results are tender, airy, hollow rolls with a delicious burnished crust.

They are quick and easy to make, and taste oh-so-tasty.

They are delightful with meats and add a sense of fun to any holiday meal.

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Ingredients for Popover Recipe

  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Nonstick cooking spray
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is There a Difference between Yorkshire Pudding and Popovers?

While they are made with the same batter, popovers are made in their own molds similar to muffins. Yorkshire pudding is usually baked in a pan in meat juices.

Are Popovers Supposed to Be Hollow?

Yes, they are supposed to be hollow. If you want to make it denser, add more flour.

Do You Refrigerate Popovers?

You can refrigerate them with a cover for up to a day. When it’s ready to be baked, you can preheat the oven to 450° and reheat them for 3-5 minutes.

How Many Calories?

This recipe has 182 calories per serving.

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Cooking Tips

Popovers are also extremely versatile as you can make different variations, either savory or sweet, depending on your mood and also what you have in the fridge.

I always love the classic plain popovers, but certain days, I love popovers with Gruyere cheese, bacon bits, or sweet with cinnamon sugar.

Of course, you can’t go wrong with butter on these delicious pastries!

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What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?

This dish is best served with butter. For a wholesome meal and easy holiday dinner, I recommend the following recipes.

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Popovers

Popovers – American version of Yorkshire pudding. Popovers are tender, airy, hollow rolls surrounded by burnished crust, so yummy and addictive.

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By Bee Yinn Low

Yield 6 people

Prep 5 minutes mins

Additional Time 40 minutes mins

Cook 40 minutes mins

Total 1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk (room temperature)
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • vegetable-oil nonstick cooking spray

Instructions

  • If eggs and milk are cold, before combining, submerge whole eggs in warm water for 10 minutes and heat milk until just warm. Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C) with a nonstick popover pan on the rack in the lowest position.

  • Combine egg and milk in a large bowl and whisk vigorously until very frothy, about 1 minute. Add flour and salt and whisk until batter is the consistency of heavy cream with some small lumps and air bubbles remaining.

  • Remove popover pan from oven and coast with cooking spray. Fill popover cups about three-quarters (75%) full of batter. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350°F (176°C). Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes more.

  • Remove the popover pan from the oven and turn them out on a wire rack immediately and poke a small opening in the side o each with a paring knife to let the steam escape. Serve immediately.

Notes

  1. You can beat the batter with a electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Whisking by hand will produce the most tender and airy popovers.
  2. If you use muffin pan, reduce baking time by 5 minutes and use only the outer cups of the muffin pan for better air circulation in the oven.

Sweet Popover Variations

    Modify the batter by whisking 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract into egg mixture. Reduce salt to 1 teaspoon and add 1 tablespoon sugar to egg mixture along with flour and salt. Then proceed with the following variations:
  1. Cinnamon Sugar:Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Brush top of baked popovers with 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, then coat in cinnamon sugar.
  2. Dark Chocolate:Sprinkle 2 ounces chopped semi-sweet chocolate over batter-filled popover cups.
  3. Orange:Whisk finely grated zest of 1 orange (about 2 teaspoons) into batter.

    Course: Baking Recipes

    Cuisine: Baking

    Keywords: Popovers

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts

    Popovers

    Amount Per Serving (6 people)

    Calories 182Calories from Fat 36

    % Daily Value*

    Fat 4g6%

    Saturated Fat 1g6%

    Cholesterol 87mg29%

    Sodium 542mg24%

    Carbohydrates 26g9%

    Sugar 3g3%

    Protein 7g14%

    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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    FAQs

    What is the secret to good popovers? ›

    My biggest tip for creating perfect popovers is to use warm milk and room-temperature eggs with absolutely no chill on them. Do not take the milk and eggs from the fridge and use them. Cold ingredients will give you dense popovers. Warm ingredients will give you light, airy, and perfect popovers.

    What is the best flour to use for popovers? ›

    Bread Flour or All-Purpose Flour: The key to making these popovers super light and fluffy is to use bread flour. Bread flour contains a higher amount of protein than all-purpose flour, causing it to yield a much lighter and fluffier popover.

    Why do popovers fail? ›

    The gluten in flour (and protein from the eggs) create the structure that traps steam in rising popovers. Without this structure, steam will escape like air from a punctured balloon, and your popovers will puddle, not pop.

    What is the English version of popovers? ›

    Yorkshire Pudding/ Popovers

    Yorkshire Puddings are a staple in England with a Roast Dinner. Here in the US we know them as Popovers which are the same thing as the modern Yorkshire Pudding, except using a different pan.

    Should popover batter rest overnight? ›

    Let the Batter Rest

    3) Allow the batter to sit at room temperature for 1 hour before baking or, preferably. cover and refrigerate it for 24 up to 48 hours. Allow it to come to room temperature.

    What is the best grease for a popover pan? ›

    A popover pan should be greased. I prefer to use melted butter, but oil or nonstick spray would work too. Greasing the pan ensures that the finished popovers don't stick and promotes browning on the exterior of the popover.

    How to prevent popover from deflating? ›

    But if you want the popovers to hold their shape longer without deflating and settling quite as much, bake them for an additional 5 minutes (for a total of 40 minutes) IF you can do so without them becoming too dark. This will make them a bit sturdier, and able to hold their “popped” shape a bit longer.

    What makes popovers puff up? ›

    The container forms the steam released in the oven heat into one giant bubble. This steam is contained with gluten from flour proteins, starch, and protein from eggs. So the popover literally 'pops' with steam, but the steam doesn't escape because the stretchy protein holds it inside the batter.

    Why aren't my popovers airy? ›

    Dense popovers (either from not rising or not getting nice hollows inside) can result from a couple things but usually it is by either not starting with room temperature eggs and milk, not preheating the popover pan, not using a quality popover tin, and/or making too thick of a batter.

    Is it necessary to poke the popover when it comes out of the oven? ›

    Popovers lose their crunch if they linger in the pan, so turn them out on a wire rack immediately and poke a small opening in the side of each with a paring knife to let the steam escape. Serve right away.

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