Roquefort Popovers Food

TINY ROQUEFORT POPOVERS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 450°F.
• Generously brush two 12-cup mini-muffin pans with vegetable oil.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, white pepper and parsley.
• In a large measuring cup, whisk together the milk, eggs and butter.
• Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and whisk together until just combined (don't worry if a few lumps remain).
• Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups to within about 1/4 inch of the rim (about 1 1/2 Tbs. each).
• Place a scant 1 tsp crumbled cheese in the center of each filled cup.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Do not open the oven door during this time.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F and continue to bake until the popovers are brown and crusty and fully puffed, 8 to 10 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and immediately transfer the popovers to a napkin-lined bowl or warmed platter.
• Serve immediately.
• Or, let cool on wire racks for up to 2 hours, then reheat in a 350°F oven for 10 minutes.

SUNRISE POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place eight 6-oz custard cups on a large baking sheet.
• Spoon 1 1/2 tsp of shortening into the bottom of each custard cup and set aside.
• Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl, then gradually stir in the milk and water until well blended.
• Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
• Fold in the cheddar cheese.
• Place the baking sheet with the custard cups in the preheated oven for 3 to 5 minutes until the shortening melts and the custard cups are hot.
• Fill the custard cups 1/2 to 2/3rds full with the batter.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, without opening the oven door until the popovers rise and turn golden brown.
• If not golden brown after 45 minutes, bake for an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve piping hot.

POPOVERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Pour a little oil into the holes of a deep 12-hole muffin tin or 12 popover tins, making sure the oil coats the bases in a thin layer. Slide into the oven for 10 mins to heat the oil.
• Whisk the flour and eggs together in a bowl with a pinch of salt until you have a smooth, thick paste. Slowly pour in the milk, whisking continuously until you have a thin batter that's the consistency of double cream.
• Carefully remove the hot tin from the oven and quickly pour in the batter, filling the tins half full. The batter should sizzle immediately as it hits the oil. Bake for 10 mins, then reduce the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake for 10-15 mins more until the popovers are golden, crisp and well-risen. Serve straightaway.

POPOVERS

Steps:

• If eggs and milk are cold, before combining, submerge whole eggs in warm water 10 minutes and heat milk until just warm. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a nonstick popover pan on rack in lowest position.
• After you have combined eggs and milk in a large bowl, whisk together until very frothy. This should only take about 1 minute. Have the flour and salt measured out and ready to go.
• Add flour and salt to egg mixture. We tested out a blender and an electric stand mixer when making the batter, but concluded that whisking by hand produces the most tender, airy popovers.
• Whisk flour and salt into egg mixture just until batter is the consistency of heavy cream with some small lumps remaining. See those air bubbles? They are what will cause the popovers to rise.
• Remove popover pan from oven and coat with cooking spray. If you prefer a standard muffin tin, only coat (and fill) the outer cups; they get better circulation in the oven. (Also, reduce baking time by 5 minutes.)
• Fill popover cups about three-quarters full with batter. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Continue to bake until golden brown and dry to the touch, about 20 minutes more.
• 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.

BEST POPOVERS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
• Half fill greased muffin tins w/ mixture.
• Put in cold oven and set temp to 450 degrees F.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees F.
• Bake for another 15-20 minutes.
• Test one: make sure it is crispy outside and moist inside.

STAY POPPED POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease muffin tins and heat the pan for 15 minutes.
• Beat the eggs; add the milk, oil and salt.
• Add the flour and beat until smooth.
• Pour batter evenly into hot popover pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with butter.