spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Jan 24, 12:04 pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >, "Jean B." >
>>> wrote:
>>>> Goro wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:53:32 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>> In article
>>>>>> >,
>>>>>> Goro > wrote:
>>>>>>> i was in the mood for popovers last weekend and have not made them in
>>>>>>> a few years. I dug into Cooks Illustrated and grabbed a recipe, which
>>>>>>> looked to be a basic one (butter, eggs, milk, flour, salt). I used
>>>>>>> this ingredient list:
>>>>>>> 2 large eggs
>>>>>>> 1 cup whole milk
>>>>>>> 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (5 ounces)
>>>>>>> 1/2 teaspoon table salt
>>>>>>> 1 tablespoon unsalted butter , melted
>>>>>>> 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
>>>>>>> They turned out ok tastewise but they really did not pop much at all.
>>>>>>> I thought maybe i hadn't heated the popover pan enough or let the
>>>>>>> mixture rest long enough so i tried again. Same result.
>>>>>>> This weekend, my scale was changed to grams (for whatever reason).
>>>>>>> Off the top of my head, i used 125g for 1cup of flour and it turned
>>>>>>> out perfect. i double check online for 1cup of flour and get 125g/
>>>>>>> 4.41 ounces. Ugh! I need to make sure i double check those weight
>>>>>>> measurements and/or make sure i remember them well enough in the
>>>>>>> future.
>>>>>>> -goro-
>>>>>> Here's my recipe and method:
>>>>>> <http://web.me.com/barbschaller/Hangi...ed_Lady/Blahbl
>>>>>> ahblog/Entries/2009/1/9_Popovers!.html> Works a treat.
>>>>> Nice! And i love the use of those buttered ramekins. great idea. The
>>>>> other way i had seen is using muffin pans. I wish i would tried
>>>>> before i spent the $20 or so on the popover pan.
>>>>> so you don't pre-heat your ramekins before putting the mixture in?
>>>>> -goro-
>>>> Sounds like Barb and I are in agreement re cups and heating. One
>>>> other tip I have read--prick the necks of the popovers. I forget
>>>> when since I have not made them since I read this. Near the end
>>>> of the cooking?
>>> :-> Can't do it at the beginning.
>>>> When done and put them back in the oven for a
>>>> tiny while?
>>> That's a common recommendation but I never bother.
>> Seems it can be done with or without putting them back in. The
>> one odd thing is that I recall my mom's popovers as being a very
>> dark brown. Mine never are. I suppose it is obvious what one
>> must do to alter that!
>>
>
> Same sort of pan? Shiny metal vs. dark metal vs. glass vs. ceramic?

I forget what she used. I do recall I gave her a popover pan late
in the game, but I don't know that I ever had popovers made in
that pan--and I later decided I wanted to do them in custard cups.
I suspect that is what she used, but I just don't know at this
point.

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Jean B.