Popovers are such a wonderful spring tradition. Since easter comes early this year, we have already begun to think about bunnies, rabbits, and not to mention all the candy.... But one of our favorite easter traditions are popovers. These can easily be turned into a lesson for your children and represent the empty tomb during Jesus's resurrection.  

As an added benefit, these popovers are fluffy, buttery, and and simple to make! The best part about this particular popover recipe is that you can utilize just a regular old muffin tin rather than purchasing a fancy popover pan. The less gadgets cluttering your kitchen, the better, right? 

These were even better when topped with our Lavender Apple Honey found HERE. 

Ingredients:

1 cup whole milk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon butter, melted 

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

In a blender, mix everything together until it looks frothy. Let the popover batter rest while the oven pre-heats to 450 degrees. Use a large muffin tin pan that serves 6. Put the empty muffin tin in the oven for 2 minutes to warm it up. Remove it from the oven and melt an extra 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave, and then divide the butter between the cups. Pulse the batter in the blender once more to make it bubble and then fill each cup. Bake for 15 minutes. Resist the urge to open the oven door while they bake or you will unpop your popovers. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 15 minutes. Your popovers should be golden brown and dry to the touch and sound hollow when you tap on them. 

Eat and enjoy! I'm hungry just thinking about it! 

We have hosted our share of animals here on the farm over the years, but by far some of the most interesting were our sheep. Peggy has a dark sense of humor, and when she decided to raise sheep for easter one year, she came up with the most wicked names. 

Please meet "Bob" (shish kabob) 

and meet "Stew" (lamb stew) 

These fun little guys had their pen moved around The Lavender Apple property and happily grazed on our grass and saved us a little time in mowing each week. Wrangling them so we could move the pen was not an easy task. 

Lamb is often a dish we think of at easter time for its obvious significance. Peggy has crafted some amazing lamb dishes over the years, all of which have been shared here on the blog. Here are our two favorites: 

Lamb Stew with Dried Plums

Moroccan Lavender Kebabs

Bob and Stew were wonderful friends and became a wonderful dinner. Such is life on the farm. We appreciate all the earth gives us and hopefully we give back to it. What are your dinner plans this Easter?