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>,
Goro > wrote:
> On Jan 24, 11:31*am, "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? *When done and put them back in the oven for a
> > tiny while?
> >
> > --
> > Jean B.
>
> Is that to set the popovers so they don't fall afterwards?
>
> -goro-
I reckon. I've never had one collapse. Ever. And I never slit them.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
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