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Popover pans and childhood baking adventuresPosted Aug 11th 2007 10:27PM by Marisa McClellanFiled under: Breakfast, Culinary Kids, Recipes, Baking, America, Comfort FoodI quickly stopped into my favorite thrift store earlier this afternoon and found an assortment of treasures. The best among the haul was a six-cup non-stick popover pan. I've wanted a popover pan ever since a brunch at a friend's house a few months ago and discovered how hollow and high popovers can get when baked in a pan designed expressly for them. When I was seven years old, I was given a cookbook called "For Good Measure: A Cookbook for Children." I loved this book and would pore over it, reading and re-reading the recipes for Hopscotch Scones, Brownies and Old Time Strawberry Jam. My favorite recipe, and the one I made over and over again on Saturday mornings for my babysitter and younger sister, was for popovers. On my last trip out to Portland, I went through most of my childhood books, packing up the ones I wanted to keep and getting rid of the rest. This first cookbook of mine went into the keep pile. It's a little musty from years of storage in my parents' garage and there are a couple of pages that are stuck together, but I still love it. You can find the popover recipe after the jump.Popovers from "For Good Measure"Because it was designed for kids, this is a fairly basic recipe. There are others that require warmed milk, melted butter and the use of a blender. This one always seemed to turn out pretty well, but I admit that it's been about 20 years since I made it. 1 egg1/2 cup milk1/2 cup flourpinch of saltCrack egg into bowl. Add milk and beat with eggbeater (I always used a whisk) until blended. Add flour and salt and stir with wooden spoon. Try to get some of the lumps out, but don't worry if there are a few left. Pour batter into greased muffin tins, half full and place in cold over. Turn to 450 and bake for 30 minutes. Don't peek. Makes 4.
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