Best Lemon Pepper Popovers Recipes

Lemon-Pepper Popovers image

Provided by Ian Knauer

Yield Makes 6 popovers

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup water
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Equipment:
a popover pan with 6 (2/3-cup) cups (see cooks' note, below)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in lower third. Generously butter popover cups.
Whisk together milk, water, eggs, and zest in a bowl, then whisk in butter. Add flour, salt, and pepper and whisk until batter is combined well but still slightly lumpy.
Divide batter among popover cups and sprinkle tops with additional pepper as garnish. Bake until puffed and golden, about 40 minutes. Cut a slit about 1/2-inch long in top of each popover with a small sharp knife, then bake 5 minutes more.

Lemon, Pepper, and Thyme Popovers image

Yield Makes 6 large or 9 medium popovers

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously grease six 2/3-cup popover tins or nine 1/2-cup muffin tins.
In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, and water and add butter in a stream whisking zest, pepper, and 1 teaspoon thyme into batter. Add flour and salt and whisk mixture until combined well but still slightly lumpy. Divide batter among tins, sprinkle remaining teaspoon thyme over popovers and bake in lower third of oven 45 minutes. Cut a slit about 1/2 inch long on top of each popover with a small sharp knife and bake 10 minutes more.