Popovers Recipe with Bacon and Goat Cheese
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Popovers Recipe with Bacon and Goat Cheese
Description
This Popovers Recipe with Bacon and Goat Cheese uses a batter made by vigorously whisking room-temperature milk and eggs until frothy, then folding in flour, salt, pepper, and melted butter. This thin batter yields light batter that puffs up in a preheated, greased 12-well popover pan placed in a hot oven.
Bacon is cooked crisp and crumbled, and goat cheese mixed with fresh chives adds savory, creamy pockets in each popover. Halfway through baking, the oven temperature is reduced to 350°F to finish baking the popovers until golden and dry on top. The high initial heat ensures a strong rise with a hollow center, ideal for filling.
These popovers offer a tender crumb with crisp edges and bursts of bacon and goat cheese flavor, suitable for breakfast, brunch, or a savory snack.
Tips emphasize using room-temperature ingredients for best texture, preheating the pan for optimal rise, and gentle mixing to avoid overworking the batter. Popovers must be baked fully to achieve proper structure and color.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk , room temperature
- 3 Bacon cooked crisp and crumbled, strips
- 1 tablespoon chives chopped fresh
- 3 ounces goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter melted and cooled slightly, unsalted
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper freshly-ground
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 egg room temperature, large
- cooking spray , for greasing pans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in the lower third of the oven. Place a 12-well popover pan (preferred) or a standard, nonstick 12-cup muffin tin into the oven, on a lined baking sheet, to heat.
- In a small bowl, stir together goat cheese and chives. Set aside. Measure out flour, salt, and pepper, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together milk and eggs until frothy, 1-2 minutes. Add flour, salt, and pepper, and whisk until just combined and only small lumps remain. Whisk in melted butter. Batter will be relatively thin, with the texture of cream.
- Remove popover pan from oven and coat wells with cooking spray. Fill each well about halfway with batter. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of goat cheese into the center of each well and sprinkle with some of the crumbled bacon.
- Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue baking for about 15 minutes, until popovers are golden and tops are dry. Popovers will rise considerably.
- Immediately remove popovers from pan and use a sharp knife to pierce the sides of each to allow the steam to escape. For the crispiest exteriors, serve immediately.
Notes
- Ensure milk and eggs are at room temperature to help popovers rise correctly and develop a tender crumb.
- If short on time, gently warm milk and place eggs in warm water for 10 minutes to achieve room temperature.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12small popovers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 111kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 38mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 227mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 58mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 185IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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