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Popover Egg ‘n Cheese Bites

Light and airy popovers filled with scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon.
Servings 6 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 regular muffin tin or a popover tin

Ingredients

Popovers

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups milk any kind: whole, low-fat or skim
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp. butter, melted

Egg ‘n Cheese Scramble

  • 12 large eggs (or equivalent in egg whites)
  • 3/4 cup grated cheese (cheddar, jack, gruyere, or mixed Mexican)
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil or butter for cooking the eggs
  • 12 cilantro leaves for garnish
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered for garnish

Instructions

Popovers

  • Preheat oven to 450°F. Position the rack just slightly below halfway in the oven, so the popovers have enough room to pop! Remove any oven racks above, that may impede the pop!
  • Thoroughly butter or grease your muffin tin, in and around every cup and even on the top of the pan too. The popovers will spread out onto the flat part and you need to have that greased too.
  • Place eggs, milk and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk together well, until the eggs are thoroughly incorporated with milk.
  • Add the flour, all at one time, and beat with a wire whisk until it’s frothy and completely mixed in and as smooth as you can get it.
  • Stir in the melted butter and blend well.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups to about 2/3 to 3/4 full.
  • Check to be sure your oven is at 450° F. If so, place the muffin tin on the shelf you arranged to be in the lower-middle part of the oven.
  • Bake for 20 minutes and try not to open the door. Instead turn on the light and peek through the oven glass.
  • Reduce the oven temp to 350° F and continue to bake for another 5-10 minutes, or until the popovers take on a rich golden brown color.
  • Remove from oven and cool for a few minutes. Scramble your eggs during this break. Then cut a slit in the top of the popovers and fill the opening with the scrambled eggs. Garnish with cilantro and cherry tomatoes.
  • These Popover Egg ‘n Cheese bites reheat really well, too, so if you don’t eat all of them at one sitting, place them in a plastic container and refrigerate until you’re ready to reheat them in a 250° F oven for about 10 minutes.
Course: Breads, Breakfast
Keyword: breakfast goodies, breakfast treats, popovers