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 flour and salt in medium bowl to blend.
 * 4) Heat milk in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until very warm, about 125°f.
 * 5) Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend.
 * 6) Gradually whisk warm milk into eggs.
 * 7) Gradually stir flour mixture into milk mixture just to blend (batter may still be slightly lumpy).
 * 8) Remove hot muffin pans from oven.
 * 9) Spray pans with nonstick spray.
 * 10) Spoon ¼ cup batter into each of 16 muffin cups.
 * 11) Top each with 1½ tablespoons cheese.
 * 12) Bake until puffed and deep brown, about 40 minutes.
 * 13) Remove popovers from pan.