Curry Cumin Popovers - cumin seeds

Method

• With a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee or spice grinder coarse 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds.
• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Generously grease six 2/3-cup popover tins or nine 1/2-cup muffin tins.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, and water and add butter in a stream, whisking.
• Add flour and salt and whisk mixture until combined well but still slightly lumpy, whisking ground cumin seeds and curry powder into batter.
• Divide batter among tins, sprinkle whole cumin seeds over popovers and bake in lower third of oven 45 minutes.
• Cut a slit about 1/2 inch long on top of each popover with a small sharp knife and bake 10 minutes more.