Popovers with Gruyère

Description
16 servings

Ingredients

 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
 * 1¼ teaspoons salt
 * 2 cups whole milk
 * 4 large eggs
 * non-stick vegetable oil spray
 * 1½ cups grated Gruyère cheese (about 6 ounces)

Directions

 * 1) Place one 12-cup muffin pan and one 6-cup muffin pan in oven.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
 * 3) Whisk the flour and the salt in a medium bowl to blend.
 * 4) Heat the milk in a heavy, small saucepan over a medium heat until very warm, about 125°f.
 * 5) Whisk the eggs in a large bowl to blend.
 * 6) Gradually whisk the warm milk into eggs.
 * 7) Gradually stir the flour mixture into the milk mixture just to blend (batter may still be slightly lumpy).
 * 8) Remove the hot muffin pans from oven.
 * 9) Spray the pans with nonstick spray.
 * 10) Spoon ¼ cup batter into each of the16 muffin cups.
 * 11) Top each with 1½ tablespoons cheese.
 * 12) Bake until puffed and deep brown, for about 40 minutes.
 * 13) Remove popovers from pan.