Lemon Popovers
April 7, 2025
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
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2cups flour
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2cups milk
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4eggs
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¼teaspoon salt
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1tablespoon grated lemon peel
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Optional: 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
Directions
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1
Generously grease 10-12 (6-ounce) custard cups or popover pans. Heat oven to 425 F.
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2
Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor; process until thoroughly blended.
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3
Fill greased custard cups ½ inch from the top of each well. (Can stand at room temperature for up to 1 hour.)
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4
Bake popovers 20 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 350 F and bake 25-30 minutes longer.
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5
With a bamboo skewer, poke hole in side of each popover; bake 5-10 minutes longer.
This recipe is brought to you by The Best of Byerly’s cookbook. Originally printed in 1985 with hundreds of popular recipes, the cookbook includes all types of foods, tastes and cooking styles. If you love this recipe, check out the entire cookbook!