Popovers at BLT Steak

Have you ever had a popover at BLT Steak? I had one for the first time the other night. Unbelievable!!! I probably shouldn’t be telling you about them as they are sooo good and I certainly wouldn’t call them “diet food”.

My office in the Galleria building at 115 E. 57th is right across the street from BLT steak. I have been there numerous times for drinks and appetizers, but never tasted the popovers. However, I’ve heard about them from my clients. When ever I see a “popover” on someone’s food record, I know they ate at BLT steak.

Last week my friend and I decided to have drinks and appetizers at the bar.  A popover suddenly was popped down in front of me. It was close to the size of a grapefruit! Generally I am pretty good at avoiding bread in restaurants, however this was too tempting.  Many of my clients have asked me about the nutritional content of these popovers (and I didn’t know the answer). So I used this as an excuse – I would try them “for the sake of research”. They were quite good! They were very cheesy due to the high amount of cheese in the recipe. (See recipe below)

Popover recipe from BLT steak(makes 12 popovers)
4 cups milk
8 eggs
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tbsp salt
2 1/4 cups of grated gruyere cheese
popover pan

BLT will give you a recipe card if you ask for one – which I did. The card contains directions for how to make the popovers (not that I am recommending you make them!)

So what is the nutritional content of popovers at BLT Steak?
The nutritional content of the popovers is not listed on the recipe card. So I entered the ingredients into calorie king and came up with 333 calories, 13 grams of fat and 35 grams of carbs. That being said, I’m not sure if the recipe card was for the popovers they actually serve in the restaurants (which appear quite large) or if the recipe is for smaller ones. I actually took a popover home and weighed it on my food scale and it was 4 ounces.  I got rather strange looks when I asked for a popover in a doggie bag. I am probably the first person who has had this request. They wrapped it up nicely and put the recipe card in the doggie bag!

So back to my calculations… generally, I would calculate about 100 calories per ounce for a bread product that contains a moderate amount of fat (in this case, popover with cheese) and 80 calories for a low fat product like sliced bread or a bagel. (Pic is of bartendress at BLT Steak who served the popovers and cocktails)

So my estimation for the calorie content for the 4 ounce popovers at BLT Steak are between 350-400 calories. If you feel you really want to try one, just take a little piece. If you are one of those people who can’t stop once you start, don’t even start with the popovers!