Popovers

Hmm.. wanted to do bake something else to boost up my spirit and end my day with a smile.. hehee.. and was surfing for something easy to do. Guess what, i managed to get the recipe for popovers - under the category of 'Quick Breads'! Find it rather interesting and with such simple ingredients, It should do the job.

I have doubled the recipe to make 12 popovers =)

[Adopted from http://bakingbites.com]

Plain Popovers
1 cup all-purpose flour - used 2 cups (280g)
1/2 teaspoon salt - - used 1 teaspoon
2 large eggs, room temperature - used 5 small eggs
1 cup milk (low fat is fine) - used 2 cups
melted butter, for brushing - used margarine

Preheat the oven to 425F - 225C

Grease a 6-cup muffin tin (or the middle 6 cups of a 12-cup tin) well with the melted butter and place in preheated oven for 1-2 minutes.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and salt. Sift flour over mixture and whisk until smooth.

Remove heated muffin tin from oven and divide the batter evenly into the buttered muffin cups.
Bake for 20 minutes at 425F, then rotate the pan (to ensure even cooking) and reduce oven heat to 350F - 176C. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.

Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Makes 6 popovers. - made 12!

Here's the poppies!

Hahaha... they really create a 'pop' in my heart and brought me lots of joy! I have no idea whether it should be looking like this, but they are so cute and I'm really impressed with the way they managed to rise such 'high' without any baking soda - just like giant muffins inside the oven.. but after leaving it to cool.. they deflated. Did some research online and realized that i can actually poke a small hole in the top of each popover after baking for 20mins, to release steam and also prevent them from deflating before reducing the oven heat to 176C. Heez.. will try it the next round.. =D

It tastes good whilst it's plain.. crispy on the outer and custardy on the inner. Even much awesome having it with nutella! JJ like it with his favorite peanut butter.. Geeezz.. I will try adding some cheese or even lemon zest for a more refreshing taste the next round. Hmmm..topping it with some icing sugar seems like a good idea too.. hehee... will be bringing them to church for my nephew and niece!! =D