Burnt-overs
photo courtesy of SusanBranch.com
I can't say why the popovers grabbed my eye, maybe it was the small list of ingredients and the seemingly brainless instructions that followed. Either way, it was breakfast time and I didn't feel like Raisin Bran.
Taken from Heart of the Home, Notes from a Vineyard Kitchen by Susan Branch
Popovers
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup milk
1 tbl melted butter
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup unbleached flour
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Makes about 12 popovers.
Butter cups of muffin pan.
Beat all ingredients together until smooth.
Fill muffin pans with batter 2/3 full.
Bake for 45 minutes. **(WAIT! NO!! Do NOT bake for 45 minutes. I followed this and got burnt-overs. Bake for half the time, seriously, all they need is about 20 minutes.)**
Take them out after about 10 minutes and slit the tops with a nice sharp knife.
Return them to the oven for the remainder of the time.
Susan, who I love, serves her popovers (or were hers burntovers too) in a basket with a checkered cloth. Perfect!
(I will say despite mine being a little on the hard-as-rock side, they did still taste okay on the inside. They just didn't look like the popovers Branch painted in her book; mine were more like inverted muffins.)
posted by Mona at 7:20 PM
11 Comments:
OK, slow down, I can't keep up. I still have 2 more batches of scones to make. LOL
I'm nuts about Susan Branch and Mary E too! Do you get or ever pick up "Home Companion"-- ME's magazine? It has some of the neatest stories in it about artists like Patience Brewster, Tracy Hambley. You would really enjoy the artists write-ups. Google them if you get a chance.
Janice, no way! I had no idea she had a magazine. That is soooo cool! I can't wait to check it out. Ok, I'm looking them up at work as we speak:)
oye scone girl... looks like you've been baking away! anyways, your oven may be a little too "efficient" for you to pull the tray out in 1/2 the time. it happens in some nyc apartments. have you been to slice, the organic pizzeria? i blogged it a few minutes back. check it out.
Hey Betty Crocker, where are the pics? I commend you for being brave enough to bake...just about everything I make is good for a doorstop.
I love Susan Branch too! I have one of her books called "Sweets for the Sweet" ... it's so cute.
Great recipe and great post!
AG, no I haven't been there. I will definitely read your post and check it out-sounds great! Swimster says he ate the best pizza of his life the other day at Patsy's, I'm so psyched I have all these pizza places to try!
BC, well, sadly, these popovas were almost doormat material-ha! My dad was like, uh, those look a little overcooked. THANKS FOR STATING THE OBVIOUS! Ha:) But he actually said they tasted pretty good despite the outer crispy core.
Ivonne, thanks! I know, I live vicariously through her. I wish I could do what she does for a living. She seems to have such a fulfilling life. A girl can dream, right?
Nice job Mona! I have always wanted to try these but have never ventured a go...will remember what you said about baking time :)
I recently pulled out the old Susan Branch too! Beware, she will perhaps lure you to go out and buy a bunch of watercolors and convince yourself that it would be fun to paint little pictures of your food.
Joey, yes, baking time makes all the difference :)
Mebeth, you are absolutely right, and to move to the Vineyard and just live there happily ever after.
yum and congrats on baking those treats.
Have you ever been to Popover Cafe on the Upper West Side?
No I have not, and have passed by it several times..it's by Barney Greengrass right? Are you a fan? If you say yes I will definitely have to check it out next time on my walk home.
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