These popover-style Passover rolls “pop up” in the oven to form impressively tall, crisp and golden rolls.
My grandmother prepared these popover-style Passover rolls every year during the week of Passover. Made with matzo meal, oil, and lots of eggs, they “pop up” in the oven to form impressively tall, golden rolls that are crisp and craggy on the surface and soft within. The rolls are made the old-fashioned way using a bowl and a wooden spoon. When my arm gets worn out mixing the thick dough, I remember how my grandmother would get about halfway through mixing and then shout out, “Hon!” for my papa to come and mix the rest. Passover rolls are delicious warm out of the oven and smeared with soft butter. They can also be served with jam or cream cheese, or sliced in half and used as a sandwich bread. The rolls keep well for several days. For best results, reheat and crisp them up in a toaster oven or 350°F-oven for 6 to 8 minutes.
What You’ll Need To Make Passover Rolls
Step-by-Step Instructions
Combine the oil, water, salt and sugar in a medium pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and add the matzo meal.
Stir with a wooden spoon until evenly combined. The mixture will be very thick.
Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and let cool, stirring occasionally, until warm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
Add the beaten eggs, a little at a time, stirring well with a wooden spoon after each addition, until evenly combined.
This takes some elbow grease!
Use a large ice cream scoop or two large spoons to drop the batter into peach-size mounds, spaced evenly apart, onto the prepared baking sheets (you should have 7 on each sheet). Don’t worry if they are irregular in shape.
Cook the rolls for about 40 minutes, switching the pans from top to bottom and front to back midway through, until puffed, golden brown, and crisp on the surface.
As you can see below, the rolls will deflate a bit as they cool; that’s normal.
Serve the Passover rolls warm from the oven with butter.
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Per serving (14 servings) Serving size: 1 roll Calories: 234 Fat: 19 g Saturated fat: 2 g Carbohydrates: 11 g Sugar: 1 g Fiber: 0 g Protein: 5 g Sodium: 213 mg Cholesterol: 106 mg
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