Blue Cheese Popovers

Cheese popovers are golden, flaky crust with a hollow center filled with savory blue cheese. Chef John's foolproof recipe provides the perfect snack.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
• nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray
• 0.25 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup crumbled blue cheese, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour on the counter, or in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours, up to overnight.

Step 2

Grease 14 nonstick muffin cups with butter, and then mist with cooking spray.

Step 3

Whisk the batter for a few seconds and fill each prepared muffin cup 4/5 full. Sprinkle each evenly with blue cheese.

Step 4

Whisk eggs, milk, flour, oil, salt, and cayenne together in a large measuring cup or mixing bowl just until blended.

Step 5

Place the muffin pans into a cold oven with a drip pan set underneath. Set the heat to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Bake in the oven until popovers are well browned and fully puffed, 30 to 35 minutes.

Step 6

Poke each popover with a knife to allow steam to escape. Serve hot.