Pizza Popovers
A delicious, cheesy, and fluffy pizza creation in popover form.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup whole milk plus 1 tbsp
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tspn dried oregano
- 2 tspn garlic powder
- 2 tspn kosher salt
- 2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese plus 1 1/2 tbsp
- 1/2 cup pepperoni slices chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh basil sliced for garnish
- 1 cup marinara sauce
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 425°F.
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In a blender, combine the eggs, egg whites, milk, and tomato paste and blend until smooth. Then add the oregano, garlic powder, salt, 2 tbsp of the melted butter, and flour. Blend on high speed for 2-3 minutes or until completely smooth.Pour the batter into a liquid measuring cup and let rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.
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Preheat the popover pan in the oven.
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Fold ¼ cup Parmesan and ¼ cup pepperoni into the batter.
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Remove the popover pan from the oven and brush ¼ teaspoon melted butter in each cup, then fill ¾ of the way full with batter. Top with the remaining pepperoni and remaining Parmesan cheese.
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Bake the popovers for 25-30 minutes, or until they appear puffed and dry.
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Garnish the popovers with the basil slices and serve with warm marinara sauce.