I wonder if the author of The Circle is really into baking. He must get that a lot.
When baby was four months old I was really itching to start baking again, but I needed things that required very little time/effort and preferably had lots of reward. Turning to my trusty Moosewood Cookbook (affiliate link), I paged through until I saw a super easy recipe that included the word “or” in the ingredient list. I don’t think I’ve said enough how much I love this cookbook- the recipes are so good and so forgiving and I actually follow them. I love that this recipe says “2 or 3 or 4 eggs.” And despite my love of excess amounts of butter (see super easy french toast souffle), Moosewood in general uses little butter to great effect.
So these are popovers, which I hadn’t had before but I guess are a thing. A DELICIOUS thing! First, butter some muffin tins- I have these little ceramic ramekins and I microwaved two tablespoons for thirty seconds and stirred it up. Also, we have pastry brushes now (thanks, Crate and Barrel wedding gift cards!)
I haven’t greased pans a lot in this way- guess I have to BRUSH up on my skills
Butter, flour, eggs, milk, salt. That’s it for these crisp-on-the-outside, custardy-on-the-inside soft rolls. And it’s just one bowl.
I feel like I’m running out of puns… guess I should milk my head for what I can
After whisking up the eggs, add the flour and salt and beat that. Then pour into your buttered muffin tins.
My lovely ladle lumps (I realize that is a whisk but I am tired let’s just pretend it’s a ladle and that ladle sounds like lady)
I used to always get confused when people said “in” after a “y” sound because I thought it sounded like my name (Minnesota accent?). I wonder if that famous blind musician got confused a lot when people baked muffins and said oh look, an ar-RAY of muffins
That’s it! Half an hour from start to finish, even faster than lime pie! These are so good fresh and hot with nothing, or with a bit of jam or butter on them. After they come out, poke the top sides with a fork so the steam can escape.
Moosewood Popovers
2 TB melted butter
4 eggs (moosewood says 2 or 3 but I love eggs)
1 1/4 c milk
1 1/4 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 375, and grease a muffin tin with the melted butter. Whisk the eggs with the milk until mixed, then add the flour and salt and whisk together. Pour into the muffin tins and bake for 35 minutes until the top looks dry. Prick with a fork and eat!
Baking and Math 
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