Yorkshire Puddings or Popovers. Wherever you come from these crispy pastry puffs are a must have if you're planning to cook a roast for Christmas dinner.
And I'm doing just that, this weekend. We'll be sitting down for an early Christmas family dinner with a big, juicy standing rib roast. Popovers are essential for soaking up all of that juice and au jus on your plate. Oh and did I mention they're baked in brown butter, thyme and sea salt. That's enough reason to have a giant bowl of these on the table, heck you could even skip the dinner rolls.
Don't let these intimidate you. I know they look like mini souffle's but as long as you don't peek at them while they're in the oven by opening the door, you should be okay. This was hard for me because my oven light is broken. Pair this with an oven door window sorely in need of a good scrub and I was flying by the seat of my pants.30 minutes later I walked away with my pants intact and a dozen golden, puffy popovers...score!
Adapted from Chow.com, http://www.chow.com/recipes/30114-muffin-pan-popovers
