Popover ?

Dieter Zakas said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

Milk is essentially: fat (cream = to make butter,) proteins,
carbohydrate/sugar (lactose = type of sugar,) and H2O. So take some
water, say 1/2 cup, add 1 tsp. of butter, mix a 1/2 tsp. of sugar, and
you pretty much have a concoction that resembles milk. Also, do you have
any dried powder milk, or canned evaporated milk?

HTH,

Rich

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Dieter Zakas said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

Milk is essentially: fat (cream = to make butter,) proteins,
carbohydrate/sugar (lactose = type of sugar,) and H2O. So take some
water, say 1/2 cup, add 1 tsp. of butter, mix a 1/2 tsp. of sugar, and
you pretty much have a concoction that resembles milk. Also, do you have
any dried powder milk, or canned evaporated milk?

HTH,

Rich

Rich,

While your advice was appreciated, you didn't answer my question: Would I be
able to substitute water for milk in a 1:1 proportion without adversely
affecting the quality of the popovers?

Unfortunately, I don't even have powdered milk (which I generally don't
like), nor do I have condensed milk.

Dieter Zakas

Dieter Zakas said:

in article [email hidden], Richard Periut at
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Quoted message said:

Dieter Zakas said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

Milk is essentially: fat (cream = to make butter,) proteins,
carbohydrate/sugar (lactose = type of sugar,) and H2O. So take some
water, say 1/2 cup, add 1 tsp. of butter, mix a 1/2 tsp. of sugar, and
you pretty much have a concoction that resembles milk. Also, do you have
any dried powder milk, or canned evaporated milk?

HTH,

Rich

Rich,

While your advice was appreciated, you didn't answer my question: Would I be
able to substitute water for milk in a 1:1 proportion without adversely
affecting the quality of the popovers?

Unfortunately, I don't even have powdered milk (which I generally don't
like), nor do I have condensed milk.

Dieter Zakas

I didn't answer your question, because I gave you a better alternative.
Of course it's not going to taste the same if you add water (which has
no flavor.)

I don't think by adding water the taste will be that much different;
then again, tastes, especially educated palates, can tell the difference.

Rich

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"Dum Spiro, Spero."

As long as I breath, I hope.

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On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 01:47:56 GMT, Dieter Zakas <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

No, you can't substitute water for the milk. It has to be milk, or a
milk substitute with a similar fat content.
Cathy

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says...

Quoted message said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Dieter -

I'm sorry, I can't speak from personal experience, but I can pass on
some information I was given.

Several years ago I knew an elderly German woman who came to Britain as
a teenager to work as a maid for a Jewish family. She had never heard of
Yorkshire puddings so was taught to make them by her employers. Because
the family kept a kosher kitchen they didn't make their Yorkshires with
milk, but used water instead. When I said I was surprised one could do
that, I was told that it work very well.

As I said, I've never tried it. But others have, apparently, and were
satisfied with the results.

cathy said:

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 01:47:56 GMT, Dieter Zakas

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Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving

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some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All

well and

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good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of

water

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and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

No, you can't substitute water for the milk. It has to be milk, or a
milk substitute with a similar fat content.
Cathy

Well, I make popovers with the milk I have - skim milk (no fat), and
they are fantastic. You don't need milk fat to make popovers.

N.

Dieter Zakas said:

Hi, group!

Right now, I'd like to make some popovers, because I have a craving for
some. However, I have a question.

The two recipes I have each call for a certain amount of milk. All well and
good, but I don't have any milk. Can I substitute an equal amount of water
and have them turn out all right? (I believe I have the rest of the
ingredients.)

Thanks.

Dieter Zakas

Water will work just fine, but they will be slightly different than if
you had used milk. If you have some butter, melt a spoonful of that and
add to the batter.