Popovers Recipe

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Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Carrie Vasios Mullins
Carrie Vasios Mullins is the former national editor at Serious Eats, with a focus on all things sweet.
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Updated August 30, 2018

These are dinner rolls times ten. They're airy, eggy, and buttery, and the golden outside crust pulls away to reveal a slightly custardy interior.

Note: The accepted rule of thumb with popovers is that you must not open the oven door while they're baking. Just preheat your oven and trust that they'll come out OK.

Recipe Details

Popovers Recipe

Active 10 mins
Total 40 mins
Serves 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter, plus more for greasing pan

  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk

  • 4 large eggs

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease popover pan well with butter.

  2. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, and salt. Whisk in butter. Add flour and whisk until smooth.

  3. Fill each cup 2/3 full with batter. Bake popovers until golden, 30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes in pan then turn out onto wire rack. Serve immediately.

Special equipment

popover pan

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
125Calories
6gFat
14gCarbs
5gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories125
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g7%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 73mg24%
Sodium 192mg8%
Total Carbohydrate 14g5%
Dietary Fiber 0g2%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 5g
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 47mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
Potassium 81mg2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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