Corby has been making German pancakes on the weekend for breakfast, and since those don’t really have anything to do with Southern Baking, I have not blogged about them despite how amazing they are. He adds vanilla, cinnamon, powdered sugar, syrup- they are pretty special. But, the thing I like best about the German pancakes other than the sugar and butter and delicious taste, is how it puffs up in the oven. My son Walker gets the biggest kick out of that- to see how big and puffy the German pancake will get. So I decided to experiment with popovers and cheese, which I love. I got a popover pan and a recipe off the Internet and added my own twist of putting pimento cheese in them- I used Callies Pimento Cheese which is the BEST- they are so good, and so easy!
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
6- 1/2 tablespoon balls of pimento cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees, and I have found it best if you put the popover pan in the oven while it is preheating. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs slightly, then beat in the flour, milk and salt until smooth, but be sure not to over beat it. What I have done, is when the oven is at 450, pour the egg mixture into a mixing cup or something with a pour spout. Open the oven, and pull out the rack with the pan on it, spray some cooking oil (I have used Pam) or pour a little oil in each popover cup. Then fill the cups up about half way- put a pimento cheese ball in each and then pour a little more of the mixture over top so that the cheese is covered. Then cook for 20 minutes at 450 then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and cook for another 20 minutes. I actually just left mine at 450 for about 25-30 minutes and they were perfect, and they got much bigger than the German pancake, so Walker was immensely happy!
