Perfect Popovers

Perfect Popovers

Makes 12
15 min. active cooking time
90 min. total cooking time

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 egg white
2 cups whole milk
6 tbsp. Kowalski's Unsalted Butter, melted and warm to the touch
1 ¾ cups flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. Clarified Butter (recipe below)
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Directions
  1. Microwave or heat milk in a saucepan over low heat until just warm to the touch.
  2. While milk heats, add eggs and egg white to a large mixing bowl; using an electric mixer, beat eggs on medium speed until pale and frothy (about 3 min.). 
  3. Add warm milk to eggs; beat until combined (about 30 sec.).
  4. Add warm butter; beat until combined (about 30 sec.). 
  5. Reduce speed to low. Add flour and salt; mix just until homogeneous and lightly bubbly (about 30 sec.).
  6. Pour batter into a spouted measuring glass or pitcher; let rest at room temperature, covered, for 30 min.
  7. Preheat oven to 425°.
  8. Spoon ½ tsp. clarified butter into each cup of two 6-cup popover pans. Set pans on a baking sheet in preheated oven; bake for 15 min. 
  9. Remove baking sheet with popover pans from oven; carefully pour batter into popover cups, filling each just under ⅔ full. 
  10. Return baking sheet with popover pans to oven; bake for 25 min. without opening oven door. 
  11. Reduce oven temperature to 325°; continue baking until popovers are golden-brown (14-18 min.). 
  12. Remove popover pans from oven; let rest for 1 min.
  13. Gently lift popovers from cups; serve immediately.

CLARIFIED BUTTER: Melt 3 tbsp. Kowalski’s Unsalted Butter in a saucepan over low heat; simmer, undisturbed, for 10-15 min. Strain mixture. Discard white milk solids; retain clear yellow clarified butter. Makes about 2 tbsp.