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Easy Fresh Popovers

VegetarianOvenDiner-Style

Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

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Easy and fresh are two of our favorite adjectives. Add those two words in front of popovers, as in Easy Fresh Popovers, and boy are we in for a treat! These fluffy, buttery, golden-brown balls of joy are just so yummy. They are very low effort, just as their title describes, and make for a delicious side to any kind of meal. Spread them all over with your favorite fruity jam and maybe even a slab of butter and you've got yourself the perfect dinnertime treat. Ah, Easy Fresh Popovers! What a mealtime masterpiece they are!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 cup whole milk or non-fat milk, warmed
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more, room temperature, for serving
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2-3 teaspoons vegetable shortening
  • jam, to taste, for serving

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Step 2 -In a medium bowl, whisk the flour and the salt together.

Step 3 -In another bowl, whisk the milk, the melted butter, and the eggs together.

Step 4 -Make a well in the flour mixture, pour in the milk mixture, and whisk until the batter is smooth.

Step 5 -Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.

Step 6 -Heat a nonstick popover pan in the oven for 5 minutes.

Step 7 -Carefully transfer the heated pan to a wire rack and brush the inside of the cups with the shortening.

Step 8 -Carefully ladle the batter into the cups.

Step 9 -Bake the popovers, without opening the oven, for 20 minutes.

Step 10 -Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

Step 11 -Bake the popovers until they are golden-brown, about 20 minutes.

Step 12 -Immediately poke the popovers with a paring knife to release the steam.

Step 13 -Carefully transfer the popovers from the pan.

Step 14 -Serve the popovers immediately with the room temperature butter and the jam.

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