Lemon Popovers

From our original The Best of Byerly’s cookbook! Lemon peel adds a fresh taste to these crispy, puffy popovers. Delicious served with your favorite entrée or salad.


YIELD

10-12

PREP TIME

1 hr 10 min

Ingredients

  • 2
    cups flour
  • 2
    cups milk
  • 4
    eggs
  • ¼
    teaspoon salt
  • 1
    tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • Optional: 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions

  1. 1

    Generously grease 10-12 (6-ounce) custard cups or popover pans. Heat oven to 425 F.

  2. 2

    Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor; process until thoroughly blended.

  3. 3

    Fill greased custard cups ½ inch from the top of each well. (Can stand at room temperature for up to 1 hour.)

  4. 4

    Bake popovers 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 F and bake 25-30 minutes longer.

  5. 5

    With a bamboo skewer, poke hole in side of each popover; bake 5-10 minutes longer.