My mother in law had a tradition of making these on Christmas morning. They’d go in the oven before gifts were opened, and provided an impossible to resist break in the action by baking in no time. They were so buttery and delicious, I decided to keep this tradition going. We are gluten free now going on 17 years, and found what we needed courtesy of Mary Capone, out of her book The Gluten-Free Italian Cookbook. Enjoy immediately from the oven with butter, ghee, fruit spread, nut butter, chunks of dark chocolate, or whatever is special for a holiday treat at your house.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk substitute, unsweetened I use a 1:1 blend of almond and full fat canned coconut milk.
- 1/3 cup Tapioca flour
- 2/3 cup white rice flour
- 1 dash salt
Servings: popovers
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 425 degrees.
- Preheat a 12-cup muffin tin for 5 minutes. This is a very important step for popovers. A warm muffin tin helps the batter rise. Let the tin stay in the oven until you are ready to pour in the batter.
- In a blender or mixer, blend eggs and milk. Pulse just until blended. Then add the tapioca flour, white rice flour and salt. Pulse until combined.
- Remove your baking tin from oven (remember, it will be hot). Lightly grease with high heat organic safflower or coconut oil. Pour in the batter, filling each cup 3/4 full. If you have extra batter, use a second tin and fill any empty muffin cups with water to ensure even baking.
- Bake 25-30 minutes, or until popvers are puffed high and a rich, golden brown. For the puffiest popovers, avoid opening the oven door before 25 minutes.
- Serve immediately with butter, ghee, chocolate, nut butter or fruit spread.
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Any substitute for egg? As my kid has egg allergy
Ya got me there. Eggs are a major component of popovers, which help them rise. You can though make many other kinds of baked goods with egg substitutes, and they work fine. Use Ener-G brand Egg Replacer, or applesauce or other thick liquid, plus extra leavening helps like xanthan gum when baking gluten free.
Try aquafaba as an egg substitute
I have never tried egg substitutes like AquaFaba in this recipe, let us know how it goes! Chia seed eggs do not work in this recipe.