Giant Mushroom Popover Recipes

PORCINI POPOVERS

Steps:

• Grind porcini to a powder in an electric coffee/spice grinder or a blender (you'll have about 1/4 cup). Whisk together porcini powder, flour, salt, eggs, milk , and melted butter until smooth, then let rest, chilled, 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter popover cups. Cut remaining 2 Tbsp butter into 12 pieces.
• Heat popover pans in oven 2 minutes. Remove from oven and add a piece of butter to each cup. Return to oven and heat until butter is bubbling, about 1 minute. Divide batter among cups (a scant 1/2 cup each) and bake until puffed and golden-brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Pierce top of each popover with a sharp knife to release steam, then continue to bake until deep golden-brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.
• Popovers can be baked 4 hours ahead. Remove from pans and reheat on a baking sheet in a 350°F oven until hot and crisp.

GIANT STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Remove the mushroom stems from the caps, and set the stems aside. Place the caps gill-side up on a baking sheet. Drizzle them with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pilaf stuffing. Chop mushroom stems. Heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chopped mushroom stems and garlic in oil until soft. Stir in the cilantro, carrot, celery and kasha; cook 2 minutes more. Pour in water. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and place a lid on the pan. Simmer 20 minutes, or until the kasha is tender. Remove from the heat, and stir in parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Stuff the warm mushroom caps with the pilaf, and serve.

POPOVERS

Steps:

• If eggs and milk are cold, before combining, submerge whole eggs in warm water 10 minutes and heat milk until just warm. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a nonstick popover pan on rack in lowest position.
• After you have combined eggs and milk in a large bowl, whisk together until very frothy. This should only take about 1 minute. Have the flour and salt measured out and ready to go.
• Add flour and salt to egg mixture. We tested out a blender and an electric stand mixer when making the batter, but concluded that whisking by hand produces the most tender, airy popovers.
• Whisk flour and salt into egg mixture just until batter is the consistency of heavy cream with some small lumps remaining. See those air bubbles? They are what will cause the popovers to rise.
• Remove popover pan from oven and coat with cooking spray. If you prefer a standard muffin tin, only coat (and fill) the outer cups; they get better circulation in the oven. (Also, reduce baking time by 5 minutes.)
• Fill popover cups about three-quarters full with batter. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Continue to bake until golden brown and dry to the touch, about 20 minutes more.
• Popovers lose their crunch if they linger in the pan, so turn them out on a wire rack immediately and poke a small opening in the side of each with a paring knife to let the steam escape. Serve right away.

POPOVERS WITH WILD-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together milk, eggs, and melted butter in a medium bowl; set aside. Whisk together flour and salt in a separate medium bowl. Pour milk mixture into flour mixture; whisk until blended. Cover; let batter stand 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put 2 teaspoons oil into each cup of two standard 6-cup popover pans or a large (each cup having a 1-cup capacity) 12-cup muffin tin. Place pans on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to oven; heat oil in pans 20 minutes.
• Pour batter into popover cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake (do not open oven while popovers cook) 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; continue to bake popovers until well browned and crusty, about 20 minutes more. Invert popovers to unmold. Transfer to a bowl lined with a clean kitchen towel; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add sherry; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high; add cream, and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in tarragon, and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, place popovers on plates, and spoon mushroom sauce on top.

POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease and flour six 6-ounce custard cups.
• In a medium bowl beat eggs slightly, Beat in flour, milk and salt until just smooth; being careful not to overbeat. Fill custard cups 1/2 full.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 20 minutes more. Immediately remove from cups and serve piping hot.

GIANT MUSHROOM POPOVER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375'F.
• Melt the butter in a 10" ovenproof skillet. Add the onion and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the mushrooms, garlic and salt, and saute for another 5 minutes. Add the sherry and cook, uncovered for 10 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, place the eggs, milk and flour in a blender, and whip them into a smooth batter. Pour this over the mushroom mixture in the skillet, and transfer the pan to the center of the oven.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until set. Cut into wedges and serve hot or warm.
• Serve popover with a green salad or some fresh fruit for a refreshingly uncomplicated meal.

GIANT-SIZED POPOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Beat eggs in a medium sized bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add milk and 1 TBSP butter, mixing well.
• Combine dry ingredients; add to egg mixture, and beat until smooth.
• Butter 6 custard cups generously.
• Set the cups in a jellyroll pan, and place in a 400 F degree oven 5 minutes before filling.
• Remove from oven.
• Spoon batter evenly into the cups.
• Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes; reduce the temperature to 350 F and bake an additional 20-25 minutes.
• Turn off heat, and allow to stand 5 - 10 minutes.
• (They should be extra large, empty crusty shells.).
• Serve hot with butter, jam or jelly.

POPOVERS WITH WILD MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk together the milk, eggs, and melted butter in a medium bowl; set aside. Whisk together the flour and salt in a separate medium bowl. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; whisk until blended. Cover; let the batter stand 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 450°F. Put 2 teaspoons of the oil into each cup of 2 standard 6-cup popover pans or a large (each cup having a 1-cup capacity) 12-cup muffin tin. Place the pans on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to the oven; heat the oil in the pans 20 minutes.
• Pour the batter into the popover cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake (do not open the oven while popovers cook) 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F; continue to bake the popovers until well browned and crusty, about 20 minutes more. Invert the popovers to unmold. Transfer to a bowl lined with a clean kitchen towel; cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the sherry; cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high; add the cream, and bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 minute. Stir in the tarragon, and season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, place the popovers on plates, and spoon mushroom sauce on top.