Dinner Tonight: Custardy Popovers
While all the holidays are not over, I am just now going through a little rebellion of the excessive. Maybe I just in need of a quick recuperation before even more comes my way. So I decided to pull out The New Moosewood Cookbook
I know I’m a novice to this whole process, but I am still kind of astonished by the results. One moment I was spooning slop into a muffin pan and thirty minutes later I had beautifully puffed up rolls. It’s one of those amazing moments. But I must not have buttered the pan enough, because about half of them stuck straight to the pan, deflating sadly when I attempted to pry them out. Half of them were still a screaming success, and a worthy accompaniment to many a meal.
Custardy Popovers
- makes 12 rolls -
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Procedure
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Melt the butter and then brush it along the insides of a muffin pan.
2. Crack the eggs into a bowl, pour in the milk, and whisk until slightly combined. Then slowly whisk in the flour and salt.
3. Pour the batter into each muffin cup until they are filled about 1/2 of the way.
4. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. When done remove, and then prick with a fork so they keep their shape. Serve up immediately.
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5 Comments:
A recipe from Ms Katzen denigrates that its animal friendly. Sadly, she's off the vegetarian bandwagon, as you can tell from this recipe.
No animal parts?? The first three ingredients...
tgchi at 8:33PM on 12/26/07
Parts, not products. It's vegetarian, not vegan.
feriorrenna at 5:53AM on 12/27/07
what's the diff between popovers and yorkshire pudding? i don't think there is one is there?
except maybe that yorkshire puds use really hot dripping instead of butter
astarteny at 11:18AM on 12/27/07
I love the Moosewood Cookbook!
Tasty, easy-to-make, veggie-friendly - what's not to love?
it's been my favorite cookbook since I was a child, I started by memorizing her basic quiche recipe and then playing with all the variations!
Now that we have a couple vegetarians in the family, and I've had a few years of cooking for vegetarian friends, her work just grows more popular and timeless!
sugarmeg at 11:37AM on 12/27/07
I just made these tonight to go with dinner. Cut the recipe to 1/3 because there were only two of us. Came out fairly well considering the fact that I had some odd fractions to contend with, and ended up needing to use 1/2 and 1/2 rather than milk. I did have a bit of trouble with the popovers deflating after coming out of the oven, but the taste was wonderful! I was skeptical of the "custardy" designation until I gave them a try. Great flavor, and lovely texture. This has definitely made it into my recipe file!
dbrackst at 7:57PM on 12/27/07