Having a fresh popover (also called Yorkshire Pudding) with your meal is an experience that takes a meal from good to great. This Fresh Popover Recipe is not something I can take credit for, my daughter Amanda is the genius baker here. She has been working on it for a year or so and finally perfected it. Popovers or Yorkshire Pudding are usually reserved for special occasions, but they have been put on a regular rotation in our house. I would recommend this recipe to anyone.
As a child my family would take us to Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant in Boston, MA and I still remember the popovers they served. I am sure they served other food, but as a kid going out to dinner with their parents, there was nothing better than a hot popover. The popovers made that restaurant my childhood favorite. Another place to get a great popover to this day is the Beverly Depot restaurant in Beverly, MA. The whole restaurant is great, not just the popovers. As a child, I never thought a fresh popover made at home would be so easy and accessible. My daughters’ efforts and this fresh popover recipe will have our family making memories for years.
Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.
-James Beard
She originally made the popovers in a muffin tin, then we bought a popover pan and that was a game changer. It took a while for her to get the height. But this time she sprayed the pan with olive oil spray and chilled the batter beforehand and that seemed to make the difference. Popovers, with only five ingredients that you most likely have in your home are easy, inexpensive and a joy to behold!
I do not have Celiac disease, but I am gluten free just because I feel better when I am. There are a few things that I will cheat with and this is one of them. I cannot resist. However, I do NOT recommend cheating if you do in fact have Celiac Disease. If you are interested in some of our other favorite recipes, please check out the Recipes page of my blog Sunday Chefs for more tried and true family recipes and restaurant reviews.
Fresh Popover Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Popover Pan or muffin tin
- 1 Muffin Tin or popover tin
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup Warm milk
- 1 1/3 cup Sifted flour
- 6 Eggs Room temperature
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Combine milk, flour, eggs, salt and canola oil in bowl and mix until combined.
- Chill mixture in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Warm popover pan or muffin tin in 375° oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven, spray with olive oil spray (I am assuming any oil spray would work, but we like the olive oil spray).
- Add mixture to muffin/popover tin and cook in oven for 40 minutes.
- Best if served immediately… Enjoy!