Popovers

Time needed:  45 minutes

Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Grease a popover pan (I also grease the entire top of the pan just because popovers often literally pop up over the sides of the cups and you don't want them to stick).
• In a large bowl, crack the 4 eggs.  Add the flour, milk, salt.  Stir very gently for only about 15-20 seconds.  You do not want to whip the ingredients - they should not be smooth and well mixed.  Your mixture should be slightly lumpy. 
• Pour mixture into the cups in your pan, about 3/4 full.  (I never use liners - just pour the batter right on in there.)
• Bake for 25 minutes at 450. 
• After 25 minutes, lower the temperature to 350 and continue to bake for another 20 minutes. 
• Let stand for a minute after removing from the oven.  Twist  and lift the top of the popover to remove.

* Note:  You can add your favorite cheese to the batter if you want.  Some favorites in our house are cheddar and Gruyère.  Just sprinkle a tablespoon of the shredded/crumbled cheese into the cup after you pour the batter in and mix very briefly - just enough to coat the cheese with the mix - then pop into the oven.