Whole-wheat popovers

Made from a mixture of plain and whole-wheat flour, these pleasantly sturdy popovers can be serve alongside eggs, or simply topped with butter and your favourite jam.

Whole-wheat popovers. Credit: Martha Bakes / Yossy Arefi

• makes

  6

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  40 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

¾ cup whole meal (whole-wheat) flour

¾ cup plain (all-purpose) flour

1¼ tsp coarse salt

3 large eggs, room temperature

1½ cups milk, room temperature

Safflower oil (or another flavourless oil), for pan

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 230°C (450°F) with a nonstick popover pan (see Note) on rack in lowest position. In a bowl, whisk together both flours and salt.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and milk until very frothy, about 1 minutes. Whisk flour mixture into egg mixture, a little at a time, just until batter is the consistency of thick (heavy) cream with some small lumps remaining.
3. Remove popover pan from oven and quickly brush with oil. Dividing evenly, fill popover cups (about three-quarters full) with batter. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 180°C (350°F). Continue baking until popovers are golden brown and dry to the touch, about 20 minutes more; do not open the oven as they bake. Immediately turn out popovers onto a wire rack (they lose their crunch if they linger in the pan). Poke a small opening in the side of each with a paring knife to let steam escape. Serve immediately.
   

Notes

It’s important when making popovers to have everything at room temperature. Don’t use cold eggs or milk.

Popover pans, which usually consist of six flower-pot shaped popover cups held in a rack, allow for great air circulation. The tall, sloped shape creates the distinctive popover shape, with a cap that pops up above each roll. You can make these in muffin trays, the results may be different but still delicious (see tips from Martha Stewart on using a muffin pan here)

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.