My Popovers were Flopovers
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
December 19, 2015 7:08am CST
I promised I would show you a photo of my Popovers that I made yesterday. Well, I'm almost embarrassed to show it! My Popovers were Flopovers!
I do know why, or I think I know why, so I might try it again in the future. I will say they tasted really good, that part was OK. They just didn't 'pop'...
Here why I think they flopped...I was supposed to make 8 Popovers and I only made 6. I think I had too much batter in each. You can see the difference between my Popovers and those in the photo of the attached recipe.
I never said I was a good baker!
Photo is mine.
When I put in a link with the recipe so you could see what a Popover should look like it removed my photo and there was no way to have my photo plus the link...so you will have to take my word that my Popovers don't look like 'real' Popovers! Or you can go to.the site: chowhound.com/recipes/muffin-pan-popovers-30114
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@HazySue (39267)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill if they tasted good, that's all that counts.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
19 Dec 15
I must say that I am not big on presentation. If the food tastes good, it doesn't have to be pretty or perfect. I can't fuss over the little things. If your popovers taste good then they don't have to look like some photo in a magazine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
I usually try to get things to look perfect, but that very seldom happens!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
19 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I must print this comment off and save it. It is so rare for a woman to admit that she was wrong.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
The recipe was right, I was wrong this time!
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@LeaPea2417 (37471)
• Toccoa, Georgia
19 Dec 15
That is sad when we have this perfect vision of how the recipe says it will turn out but then it doesn't. But, luckily they tasted fine.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
Even my husband liked them, which I wasn't sure of!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
They crisp on outside and inside almost pudding-ish...if that makes sense. I'll put link here
A classic popovers recipe that uses a muffin tin, not a special popover pan.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
@jaboUK Yes, I just rad that someplace or I would have said that to you!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
19 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Thank you Abby - it was much easier reading it here than searching for it myself. I see that they are similar to our Yorkshire puddings.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Dec 15
As long as they tasted good I think that's all that matters. I need to come up with a dessert for Christmas, I want something new and exciting. Not the same old thing. Guess I will have to check some sites for ideas.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
I don't know of Red Velvet Cake is popular up there or not, it's different!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 And it's the right color for Christmas with nice white cream cheese frosting and put some green decorations on top. I'll be there for a slice!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill That's a good idea. I like red velvet cake.
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I had experience that too, adding the link removed the picture I added.
Thank you for sharing the recipe, I hope I can try it out soon. Actually I won't mind if they pop or flop, they just look good to me. @AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
Yours should come out better now that you know to make sure 8 not 6!
@rebelann (113173)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Dec 15
It's not what they look like, it's what they taste like. I added the link you couldn't just so others can see what you're talkin about.
Did you leave them in the oven long enough?
A classic popovers recipe that uses a muffin tin, not a special popover pan.
@rebelann (113173)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Dec 15
I noticed that after I wrote this and was too dang lazy to edit it @AbbyGreenhill I've never been one to read everyones comment but I'm trying to remember to do that.@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
Yes, they were in the oven long enough. I just used too much batter for each. I put that link in one of the comments below too.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Dec 15
eh, mine/mom's do that a lot. movement I the kitchen can do that, opening the oven too early can do that, as can over killing
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Dec 15
I didn't open the oven until the time was up, I learned that a long time ago from my father! My mother didn't 'use' the kitchen!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Dec 15
@Jessicalynnt Totally the opposite in my house. My mother's job was cleaning up the kitchen...but certainly we didn't let her cook!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill my mother didn't let my father use the kitchen, it was terrifying when he did
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
20 Dec 15
It was the fact that you went ahead and tried your best that's what matters.
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, you did the best you could.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Dec 15
thats a shame... but I'd be glad they tasted good... rather than look good..but taste horrible....
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
19 Dec 15
For you link you can easily fix this one. Go into edit and go to where you link it. Separate it from the text with a line space. Leave your link on a separate line of it's own. Then edit and close. Now hit refresh on your screen and it will show your link correctly. When I use links you need to separate them from the rest of your text to work right. Or at least this is what I have found out.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
@poehere I was told you can't have a link and a photo.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
When I copy/pasted the link it was three lines below the end of my post. I tried it three times. I finally gave up, I don't have time to mess around!
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
19 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Yes I can see this one. Oh well sorry it didn't work for you. I had one or two times an issue like this and now I just space between links and text. Seems to work fine like this for me.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Dec 15
Someone said these popovers are like Yorkshire pudding.
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, I think it's another name for the same thing.
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
20 Dec 15
Well. as long as it taste yummy then that's fine with me :)
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Dec 15
They were good and we have two for tonight.
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@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I don't know how to bake at all. I did once a banana cake but the recipe was open on my laptop, did my best to follow exactly what it said. It turned out good :) but other than that I have not done other things yet so every baked goodies is just good and yummy for me :)
@marijuana (570)
• Tel Aviv, Israel
20 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Yeah, I vow to do it more when I am with my family. At the moment, I would have to do the eating alone as well so it won't be so fun :D
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
they had no room to 'pop' next time I know better.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
19 Dec 15
It happened alright! LOL, we laughed about it later.
@Marilynda1225 (83605)
• United States
19 Dec 15
Sorry that your popovers flopped but at least they tasted good.
@andriaperry (117993)
• Anniston, Alabama
20 Dec 15
Who cares what they looked like if you were keeping them for yourself. sometimes the ugly cake is the best.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
20 Dec 15
I try not to bake for others, I am still practicing!
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
19 Nov 17
I know this is quite some time ago, but, wanted to reply. My mother for our Passover holiday we are not allowed to eat bread so she used to make popovers. I never learned how to make them so just eat matza.
