These are delicious and beautiful as you take them puffed up from the oven. They're a great recipe for brunch or to accompany meat juices. They're the American version of Yorkshire pudding, and they can be neutral or flavored, both sweet and savory.

Worth making
A blender, a few ingredients, a very hot oven, and a while later you're taking amazingly tall, golden popovers to the table.
They're small dutch babies, the American answer to Yorkshire pudding and perfect to sop up the juices if making roasted meat. We love them for weekend brunch or late breakfast.
Metamorphosis like this one is what draws me to baking. Such a simple, unassuming-looking batter before it goes into the oven, and then wow, the most incredible result!
Like a soufflé, these little things are a bit temperamental. They should go from the oven to the mouth with as little time in between as possible. A few minutes later they start slightly deflating and lose their crisp exterior.
I had mine smeared with butter and honey, a bit of a mess but a delicious one.
Do a test bake!
Greasing the molds and amount of batter: I recommend you bake a few popovers with different amounts of batter in each cup, and greasing some with butter and others with baking spray. Then see how it goes when removing them and which option works better for you.
Refrigerate part of the batter and bake a few the next day. I found them to be have a much better flavor, but that's personal. Also, baking the batter straight from the fridge, didn't make a difference in how the popovers grew in the oven. They were perfect.
Baking time: it depends on the amount of batter in each cup and material the popover molds are made of. Mine were golden outside and perfectly baked inside between 25 and 30 minutes. Test your oven and pans for accuracy.
With these issues out of the way, making large batches will then be a breeze, especially if it's the first time making popovers. My results were that they taste better the next day, it doesn't matter if the batter is cold and the molds need to be super hot when you pour the batter.

How to make popovers
What pan or molds can you use? Specific popover molds are available, and you should consider buying them if you plan on making these often. They also double as individual flan pans.
If using muffin pans, the key is to alternate the batter, leaving an empty cup in between. Popovers need space for the air to circulate, so this is key. You'll see that popover pans that hold several cups have space in between.
* With all of the above said, and though I advocate having the right utensils and gadgets for some recipes, you can still use individual tin molds placed on a baking tray or cookie sheet, leaving space in between. If the oven is at the right temperature and the cups are preheated, your popovers should rise tall and golden.

Grease the molds
It's an essential step. Use baking spray or soft butter and a pastry brush or your fingers.
The molds need to go into the oven for several minutes before you pour the batter.

Blender batter
How easy is this recipe, right? Blend until smooth but don't overdo it. It's a pancake batter after all, but thin or liquid.
You can refrigerate it and bake the popovers the next day. I find that they have a much better flavor.
Vintage Kitchen Tip
For popovers to rise tall and golden brown, place the empty but buttered molds in the oven for 10 minutes and then add the batter. The butter will darken and probably smoke.

Bake
Preheat the oven before you start making the batter.
Transfering the mixture to a pitcher or measuring cup to pour it into each hot mold, it's the easiest and less messy way.

Serving
They're similar to scones in that they can be neutral and their flavor enhanced for sweet or savory depending what you eat them with.
- Plain: just out of the oven to serve with roasted or grilled meats and sop up those juices!
- Honey butter: it's a classic and highly recommended. Butter and jam or dulce de leche is another option I like for afternoon tea or brunch. But they do work for breakfast, too.
- Just butter: dot a split warm popover and let it melt before eating. Wonderful side dish.
- Seasoned sour cream: it's a favorite when serving them for brunch with other dishes.
- Blueberry sauce (or similar) or caramel: for a more gooey experience as the topping is a lot on its own.

Kitchen Notes
Organization: read the recipe first and ensure you have ingredients at the correct temperature, utensils and equipment needed, and enough workspace. This will make the process so much easier.
Baking time: consider that all ovens and pans are different, even if they look similar. The baking time in my recipes is as accurate as possible, but it might take you more or less time. You can use a thermometer (like the OXO oven thermometer) to check that your oven is at the right temperature. I recommend tracking how your oven works and what tiny details you might need to adjust.
Grease the pans well: even the tops, because depending on the amount of batter, they will rise out of the molds and stick to the rim if it's not greased.
Refrigerating the batter: I baked them straight up and put the remaining batter in the fridge overnight, as you would for pancakes. By far, the best batch was the one I baked almost a whole day later. They were less eggy and had more flavor.
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Popover Recipe (5 ingredients)
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk, whole, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, large, at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF (215°C) and position the rack on the lowest third.
- Butter nine ¾ cup glass custard cups or ten ½ cup muffin cups with 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, soft or melted. If you're using individual custard cups, place them on a jelly roll or oven tray, leaving space between them. If you're using muffin pans, you'll need to use two 12-muffin tins because you will fill them alternating, leaving one empty in between to give space for the air to circulate between the popovers while baking.
- Place 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup whole milk, ½ teaspoon salt and 3 eggs in a blender jar and whirl until smooth. You can also use a food processor, or bowl and an immersion mixer. Strain the batter if it has lumps. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes. At this point, you can cover the jar or bowl and refrigerate the batter for up to 1 day.
- While the batter is resting, place the buttered cups for 10 minutes in the hot oven. They will smoke as the butter darkens. The hot pans will make the popovers rise beautifully. Have the batter ready in a pitcher, jar or large measuring cup to fill them immediately a you take them out.
- If using custard or popover cups, fill them ⅓ of their capacity, dividing any extra batter among them. If using muffin pans, use ¼ cup of batter for each cup, alternating between them so that every popover has puffing space around.
- Bake, without opening the door, for 25 minutes or until the popovers are puffed, nicely browned, and crisp on the exterior.
- Turn the temperature down to 350ºF (180°C) and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, to help dry out the interior, which will always be a little doughy in the center. Some people love this part, others pull it out.
- Serve immediately. Popovers are at their puffiest right out of the oven.
- You can keep them at room temperature for a few minutes, or wrap them airtight and freeze them for up to a month, and reheat them in a 350ºF (180°C) oven for 10 to 15 minutes. They'll taste good, but never as good as freshly baked.
Notes
Adapted from Baking With Julia, by Dorie Greenspan
Chic & Gorgeous Treats says
I had these at Tyler's Mayfare Tavern and was blown away, more like addicted to it. Am so glad you share this recipe cause I have been dying to make these popovers. Thanks for coming over my blog too, and do stay in touch! Have a wonderful week!!
Jeannie Tay says
I came over from Liz's (That Skinny Chick Can Bake) when I saw her popovers! yours look equally yummy!
Katrina says
Thanks for hosting. These were so easy and delicious. Will make them again for sure. Nice to have recipes like that.
Nicole says
This was a really good recipe. I baked mine too much, but otherwise they were great!
gaaarp says
Thanks for hosting! Your popovers look amazing -- especially the one with honey dripping off the side. I can't believe I've never made these before this week.
Mary Hirsch says
Paula, Your last picture is phenomenal and I would suggest you enlarge it, frame it and hang it in your cafe. It just sums up everything delicious about baking. (That's a freely given suggestion, no charge). Your popovers look delicious and I will try your idea about overnight cooling. Maybe the batter settles down and isn't so temperamental. One tip I didn't mention was I put my popover tin, empty, in the 450 degree oven for 5 minutes prior to pulling it out and filling each cup 1/2 full of batter. Had no trouble popping them out. I had my first popover at the Dorchester Hotel fancy-dancy dining room in London so I wasn't too impressed with the taste of my popovers. I will keep trying, however, because they are easy to prepare and bake. Thanks for hosting this week. You had fun, didn't you? I keep checking in on Marilyn also.
Inge and Gillian says
What a beautiful post. Thanks for hosting this week.
Cathy B. says
They look wonderful. These were so good. Why don't we make popovers more often?
Catherine Daugherty says
Thanks for sharing and hosting. I have a confession ... my eggs, milk and butter were ALL cold because I tend to read the recipe a little later than I should. Mine were delicious and I will do the same again! 🙂 Blessings! Catherine http://www.praycookblog.com
Medeja says
Oh, yours looks very yummy also! I am so hungry now!
Lizzy Do says
Thanks for hosting, Paula, and for all your experimentation and tips! You got some beautiful results!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
these look so puffy and easy and just perfect - makes me want to make some, asap!
Teresa says
For something you found hard to photograph, you ended up with wonderful results! My nieces have been looking forward to this recipe since the beginning of the group and they weren't disappointed. I like your recommendation to leave the batter in the fridge overnight - I'll have to try that.
Karen says
Your pictures are gorgeous! Thanks for hosting!
Lisa @ The Gonzo Gourmet says
Thanks for hosting this week! Interesting that your refrigerated batch came out the best - I was wondering how that would work but only made a single batch. I wonder if it would work with gluten-free flours, I'll have to give it a try. They are so good with butter!
yummychunklet says
Kudos for actually owning the custard cups to bake these delicious popovers! Great post!
RavieNomNoms says
Lovely popovers, they just look perfect!
Amanda @ Auntie Treats says
What beautiful popovers Paula! Sure came out perfect for a first time try. The photos really make me want to try one right now ; ).
Andrea_TheKitchenLioness says
Paula, the popovers are gorgeous - I love that you served them with delicious honey and butter. The cloth in your pictures, is that one that you made, it looks so artisinal and beautiful. And those aliminium cups are also very photogenic - you can probably tell that I really like your post (I always do). And thank you so much for hosting today!
Anne @ Webicurean says
These look awesome! Wayfare Tavern in SF serves popovers instead of bread--they were so good, I could have eaten a whole basket. I've been thinking about them since, and now I have a recipe to try, thanks!