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Popovers with Whipped Strawberry Butter

Popovers are a great light substitute to heavy breakfast breads like bagels and muffins. The egg-based pastry is light and fluffy in texture and buttery in taste. They are best served warm from the oven and topped with fruity condiments like this whipped strawberry butter. Y
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 popovers

Ingredients  

For the whipped strawberry butter:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup mashed fresh strawberries
  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar

For the popovers:

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 even pieces
  • Equipment: a popover pan

Instructions 

For the whipped strawberry butter:

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the softened butter with the mashed strawberries and powdered sugar until the ingredients are well blended, about 3 minutes.
  • Serve the butter immediately or cover and refrigerate it for later use.

For the popovers:

  • Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, milk, eggs, salt and melted butter until the mixture is the consistency of heavy cream.
  • Place the empty popover pan in the oven for 2 minutes to heat it.
  • Remove the heated pan and place one cube of the butter in each cup.
  • Divide the batter into each of the 12 cups, filling each cup until it's half full.
  • Bake the popovers for 20 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to 300ºF and bake the popovers an additional 10 minutes.
  • Remove the popovers from the oven and serve them immediately with the prepared butter.
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