Popovers

4 large eggs, room temperature

1½ cups milk, lukewarm or about 125° (I heat in saucepan on stove using a candy thermometer)

¾ tsp salt

1½ cup flour or 1¼ cup Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 GF flour blend + ¼ cup tapioca flour + ¼ tsp xanthan gum

3 tbsp melted butter, slightly cooled

Whisk together flours & xanthan gum.

In blender, blend eggs, milk & salt until combined.

Blend in flour mixture until smooth.

Add butter & blend until frothy.

Let batter rest in blender for 15 minutes while you do the following. Place one of your oven shelves in the lower 1/3 of the oven & make sure the next higher shelf is high enough to allow the popovers to rise. Preheat the oven to 450°. Set a 6 place popover pan on a baking sheet in the oven for 5 minutes while it is preheating.

When the popover pan is hot/warm, lightly spray the cups & rims with GF baking spray.

Once the batter has rested for 15 minutes, pour it into the popover pan, it should fill all 6 cups almost to the top.

Bake the popovers for 20 minutes. Do not open the door to peak!

After 20 minutes, turn the oven to 350° & continue to bake for 10 more minutes – still no peaking! (Turn your oven light on to check them near the end of baking. If they are getting too brown, quickly & gently open the door & place another baking sheet on the shelf above the popover pan. This should block the heat from browning the tops any further.)

Remove pan from oven & pierce the top of each popover to allow the steam to escape (so they don’t get soggy).

Sometimes they pop up so much they spill over! But that’s ok, because that means they will be light & airy inside.

Gently remove the popovers from the pan & serve immediately.

Notes:

This recipe is adapted from a recipe on bellyful.net – thanks Amy!

You can use your favorite GF flour blend instead of Bob’s 1 to 1. Just add 1¼ tsp xanthan gum if your GF flour doesn’t contain it. But it is important to also use the tapioca flour. GF flour just doesn’t have enough structure on its own, but the tapioca flour takes care of that.

Serving options – you can serve with butter or your favorite jam. They are also nice to serve with a thick soup or heavier meal, as they are nice & light! But they don’t keep very well, so it’s best to eat them right away.