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Rye Popovers

A historical recipe from War-Time Breads and Cakes, by Handy, Amy L. (Amy Littlefield) (1918).

A historical recipe

War-Time Breads and Cakes, by Handy, Amy L. (Amy Littlefield) (1918). Project Gutenberg eBook #58621.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From War-Time Breads and Cakes, by Handy, Amy L. (Amy Littlefield) (1918). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #58621 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58621). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. To have popovers pop they must be baked in either thick stoneware cups or in thick iron or aluminum muffin pans which should be cup-shaped.
  2. Sift together one teaspoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, and one and a half cups of rye flour.
  3. Stir in gradually one and a half cups of milk.
  4. Beat two eggs very light and add to the batter, and beat with an egg-beater for three minutes.
  5. Half fill hissing hot muffin cups and bake in a hot oven.