Best Giant Mushroom Popover Recipes

THE BIGGEST FATTEST FLUFFIEST POPOVER RECIPE

Steps:

• Warm the eggs by placing them UN-CRACKED in a medium bowl and cover with hot water (as hot as your tap will go). Let them sit for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F and move the oven rack to a low position (to prepare for huge popovers!). Grease the popover pan thoroughly inside each cup as well as around the top edges.
• With your whisk, beat together the eggs, milk and salt until they are combined. The yolks should be completely blended in.
• Add the flour and whisk until the mixture is frothy and all large lumps are gone. Then quickly stir in the melted butter.
• Divide the batter between the prepared popover cups. They should be about 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake the popovers for 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350°F. Bake for another 10 or 15 minutes. The popovers will be very golden brown.
• My preference is to serve immediately and enjoy them warm!

GIANT CHEESE POPOVERS

Steps:

• Place a popover pan with 12 cups in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour and salt onto a piece of parchment paper; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until small bubbles form around the edges of the pan. Whisk eggs in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Slowly add heated milk to eggs, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in flour mixture.
• Remove heated popover pan from oven; spray each cup with nonstick cooking spray and place on a baking sheet. Fill each cup with batter so it is level to the top; top with cheese.
• Bake 15 minutes. Rotate pan 180 degrees; continue baking until golden brown, about 35 minutes more.
• Invert pan and remove popovers. Serve immediately. Popovers may also be made 2 hours in advance. Cool on a wire rack and reheat in an oven heated to 450 degrees just before serving.

POPOVERS WITH WILD MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together the milk, eggs, and melted butter in a medium bowl; set aside. Whisk together the flour and salt in a separate medium bowl. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; whisk until blended. Cover; let the batter stand 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F. Put 2 teaspoons of the oil into each cup of 2 standard 6-cup popover pans or a large (each cup having a 1-cup capacity) 12-cup muffin tin. Place the pans on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to the oven; heat the oil in the pans 20 minutes.
• Pour the batter into the popover cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake (do not open the oven while popovers cook) 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F; continue to bake the popovers until well browned and crusty, about 20 minutes more. Invert the popovers to unmold. Transfer to a bowl lined with a clean kitchen towel; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the sherry; cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high; add the cream, and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in the tarragon, and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, place the popovers on plates, and spoon mushroom sauce on top.

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.

GIANT-SIZED POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Beat eggs in a medium sized bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add milk and 1 TBSP butter, mixing well.
• Combine dry ingredients; add to egg mixture, and beat until smooth.
• Butter 6 custard cups generously.
• Set the cups in a jellyroll pan, and place in a 400 F degree oven 5 minutes before filling.
• Remove from oven.
• Spoon batter evenly into the cups.
• Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes; reduce the temperature to 350 F and bake an additional 20-25 minutes.
• Turn off heat, and allow to stand 5 - 10 minutes.
• (They should be extra large, empty crusty shells.).
• Serve hot with butter, jam or jelly.