Popovers

Bread Challenge Week 48

On Sunday morning Maddy did her normal stomp/run through the house to our bedroom. The good thing about the stomp/run is that she does’t sneak up on us. The bad thing is that we know our impending fate before it gets to us. We know it’s time to get up and get the day started even before she makes it to our bed side. So on Sunday morning I found myself laying there thinking about baked goods in the seconds my sweet girl clomped her way through the house to alert us that the sun was up. I’m not sure I should admit this but I think about k goods often. This is probably obvious since I just admitted to thinking of bread and party in the first few seconds of consciousness after waking.

The baked goods in question? Popovers. There are several reasons why popovers where on my mind. I wanted to make breakfast but knew an easy eggs and toast was out of the question because we had used up the last of the bread the day before. Popvers had been on my “to make” list since starting the bread challenge almost a year ago. Lastly, not only did I want some form of breakfast appropriate bread to go with my meal, I wanted an easy and quick bread to go with my meal. Popovers seemd the answer to these challenges.

Betty Crocker Baking for Today was the source of my popover recipe. I like the Baking For Today cookbook because it is full of classic Betty Crocker recipes. Recipes that are time tested. The ingredients list for popovers is deliciously short and uncomplicated. Eggs, flour, milk and salt. From idea to to fresh popovers out of the oven took me about 50 minutes. With 5 ot 10 minutes of that going towards dragging myself out of bed and getting my eyes to focus. I was supposed to use a popover pan, but have done my best to avoid buying specialty pans for recipes I have never tried before. A muffin tin worked just fine even though a popver pan would probably result in higher puffs.

So these popevers were fast and simple, but were they good? Even without the popover pan these little lovelies puffed up leaving a  wonderful cavetiy inside to fill with butter and jam. The outsides were nice and golden brown with just the slightest hint of cripness to the outer layer. Crisy, chewy, delicious. Popovers got big thumbs up from the whole family and we will definitely be having then again. Especially since the leftover popovers froze and thawed well too.

Flavor: 5
Hands on time: 5
Total time: 5
Recipe: 5
versatility: 3
make it again: 5
Catherine: 1
Luke: 1
Maddy: 1

Total Score: 31

(what is this Bread Challenge and how are recipes scored?)

Previous Bread Challenge reviews:
60 Minute Rolls – Week 47
Sun-dried Tomato Bread – Week 46
Naan – Week 45
Chocolate Chip Cream Scones – Week 44
Indian Spiced Doughnuts – Week 43
Whole Wheat Brioche – Week 42
Pizza Dough – Week 41
Cinnamon-Apple Twist Bread – Week 40
Pumpkin Bread- Week 39
Winter Herb Bread – Week 38
Classic Pretzel – Week 37
Sweet Potato Bread – Week 36
Challah – Week 35
Whole Wheat English Muffins – Week 34
Pumpernickel – Week 33
Green Onion-Sesame Flatbread – Week 32
Beer Bread – Week 31
Country Seed Bread – Week 30
Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels – Week 29
Crunchy Crackers – Week 28
Ciabatta Bread – Week 27
Cornmeal Pancake -Week 26
Lemon Poppy Seed – Week 25
Sourdough – Week 24
Tortillas – Week 23
Honey Wheat Hamburger Buns – Week 22
Garlic Studded Baguette – Week 21
Quinoa Bread – Week 20
Asiago Herb and Garlic Bread – Week 19
Cranberry Pecan Rye Bread – Week 18
Rotis – Whole Wheat Unleavened Bread- Week 17
Farmhouse White Loaf – Week 16
Honey Whole Wheat Slow Cooker Bread – Week 15
The Easiest Loaf of Bread You’ll Ever Bake – Week 14
Hot Cross Buns – Week 13
100% Whole Wheat Bread – Week 12
Thin Wheat Crackers – Week 11
Irish Soda Bread – Week 10
Double Blueberry Muffins – Week 9
Oatmeal Batter Bread – Week 8
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls – Week 7
Cheesy Pretzels – Week 6
Light Rye Bread – Week 5
Country-Style Whole-Wheat Pita – Week 4
Carrot Raisin Quick Bread – Week 3
Potato Bread – Week 2
Focaccia – Week 1