Popovers Recipe on Food52 (2024)

Didn’t rise and so dense. This recipe isn’t it.

My mom used to make these for special dinners with a pork or beef roast. If making them with a park roast, she'd use some of the rendered fat to grease the popover cups. Incredibly good, if terrible for your diet. Going to have to step up my game--married 28 years and never made these once!

Jenn March 13, 2017

I've made this twice, and they've turned out well, though I think too spongey. I haven't gotten the texture like in the picture. I think I need to up the liquid content. Also, would you change any of the ingredient ratios if flavoring - sweet or savory versions?

I use bacon fat or duck fat to grease the pan depending on what you are serving them with. One and a half teaspoons per cup then place in the preheated oven until hot remove from oven then add batter. Makes them extra tasty

Could you replace the butter with different fat, say, bacon fat?

if using a convection oven, should the time be reduced?

Mine did not rise and were so dense.

I was a little girl of maybe eight or nine when we went to the Patricia Murphy's restaurant in Brooklyn. Upon arrival my father was handed a waiter's jacket and tie because you couldn't go in without a jacket and tie. Well, that was embarrassing! However, when the waitress came over to the table with the most amazing and wonderful thing I had ever seen any embarrassment fled. This was the first time my family and I had ever had a popover. Sixty years later I can still remember them but for the life of me cannot remember anything about the rest of the meal. I just sent away today for two popover pans and am finally going to bake these wonderful things.

These were so tall! They looked just like the ones in the picture. Not my favorite popover recipe for eating plain, with jam, or a fruit butter, but a new favorite for stuffing with chicken or crab salad type fillings.

updated: while they look perfect, they are too eggy for my taste. Mark Bittmans is definitely better.

I was a little nervous after reading the reviews, but I just made these and they turned out perfectly!! I also like Mark Bittman's popover recipe.

This recipe didn't turn out well for me either. It was extremely dense and did not rise. I think there's something wrong with the ratios.

Jeffrey's is made without the butter so it's healthier in that respect.

Kayo May 10, 2015

I got a popover pan and inaugurated it with this recipe. Did not turn out that well. I checked against other popover recipes on this site and the egg ratio to flour/milk is higher in this recipe. Also, don't bother buttering nonstick popover pans and heating pans with butter in them = brown butter at the bottom of the cup. Moving on to other popover recipes ...

I have a much healthier recipe. 1.5 cups AP flour, 1.5 cups milk, 1 scant t. salt, and three eggs @ room temp. Preheat oven to 450F and place popover pan in oven. You can use butter, oil, or nonstick spray to coat pan, but it is really not necessary. Whisk eggs till light and frothy while you nuke the milk for 45 seconds. Add milk and whisk until very frothy, Gradually add flour and salt and whisk until smooth, similar to a thin pancake batter. Pour into preheated pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes. 33 minutes in my oven - Heaven!