Popovers

Popovers

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

Yield: 12

Ingredients

  • 12 Tablespoons Vegetable Shortening
  • 8 ounces All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 6 each Eggs
  • 16 fluid ounces Whole milk
  • 3 ounces Butter, melted

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
  2. Take large muffin tin, add 1 tablespoon per spot of vegetable shortening.
  3. Heat shortening until it smokes lightly. Do this while mixing your batter.
  4. Sift together flour and salt.
  5. Stir in eggs, milk, and melted butter. The batter my have lumps and that is okay.
  6. Remove smoking muffin pan from oven and pour batter into tin.
  7. Place right back in oven. Bake for 20 minutes.
  8. DO NOT open oven at this time.
  9. Turn temperature down to 350 degrees and bake another 20 minutes.
  10. Again, DO NOT open the oven door.
  11. Allow to get to golden brown.
  12. Remove from oven and pan. Allow to cool on wire rack.
  13. If eating filled: Cut open tops and add filling, top with cheese. Bake again just to melt cheese.