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Bacon Popovers

Savory Bacon Popovers are fantastic for brunch. Serve them with grilled asparagus and some goat cheese for a fabulous Sunday Brunch.
Course Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish
Cuisine American, British
Keyword bacon, bacon popovers, popovers
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 6 popovers

Ingredients

  • 6 slices of bacon or more if serving alongside
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk warmed to room temp or slightly warmer
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

To bake the bacon

  1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or foil if you want an easier cleanup.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°
  3. Arrange bacon in a single layer on the prepared rimmed baking sheet. You will need about 3-4 tablespoons of the drippings to grease the popover pan. You can cook more than 6 slices if desired.
  4. Bake until bacon reaches the desired level of crispiness (no need to flip it) for about 20 minutes.
  5. Remove bacon from the pan & place on paper towels to drain grease. Do not throw away the bacon drippings. Reserve for the popovers.
  6. Crumble 4 of the slices of the bacon into fairly small bits. You will need about 1/3 cup crumbled bacon. Reserve the remaining slices for serving if desired. You need the bacon grease of the 6 slices or 3-4 tablespoons.

For the popovers

  1. Raise the oven temperature to 450° and move the oven rack to a low position.
  2. Warm the eggs by placing them un-cracked in a medium bowl or 4-cup glass measuring cup and cover with hot water (as hot as your tap will go). Let them sit for 10 minutes.
  3. Generously grease the popover pan thoroughly with the bacon drippings inside each cup and around the top edges.
  4. With your whisk, beat together the eggs, milk, and salt until they are combined. The yolks should be completely blended in.
  5. Add the flour and whisk until the mixture is bubbly and all large lumps are gone. Then quickly stir in the melted butter. The batter will look like very thin pancake batter. If it is too thick they will not rise up.
  6. Divide the batter between the prepared popover cups. They should be about 3/4 of the way full. Do not fill above ¾. You may have a little left over batter.
  7. Quickly sprinkle the crumbled bacon evenly over the filled cups.
  8. Bake the popovers for 20 minutes and then reduce the heat to 350°F. Bake for another 10 or 15 minutes. The popovers will be very golden brown.
  9. Serve these Bacon Popovers while hot with any of the remaining bacon if desired. They can be slathered with softened goat cheese, jam or butter. They go great with grilled asparagus.

Recipe Notes

You may bake these popovers in standard muffin tins, but they will be smaller, and the recipe makes 8 standard muffin sized popovers.

These popovers can be reheated in a 350° oven for 8-10 minutes to crispen them up.