Homemade Crumpets
Homemade Crumpets with a soft fluffy texture and perfect holes to soak up all of the melting butter and honey.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 150 g Plain white flour
- 200 ml Lukewarm water
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Instant yeast
- 1 tbsp Lukewarm water to mix with yeast
- 1 tbsp Melted butter for greasing
Instructions
- Place the yeast in a small bowl, then mix through the 1 tablespoon of water. Set aside for a few minutes
- Place the flour, 200ml of water and salt in a mixing bowl
- Use a balloon whisk to vigorously mix the ingredients for a few minutes
- Now add the sugar, baking powder and yeast mixture and whisk again for another minute, until batter is smooth
- Place a damp tea towel or cling wrap over the bowl, then place somewhere warm for 30 minutes (the defrost setting on my oven works perfectly!)
- Preheat a cast iron skillet or non stick pan over medium-high heat and liberally coat crumpet rings (or egg rings) with melted butter.
- Brush the skillet with melted butter (it should sizzle on the skillet)
- Place a greased crumpet ring onto the skillet and immediately scoop some batter into the ring (a large ice cream scoop works well). Repeat with the remaining rings
- Cook for 4 minutes, reducing the temperature to medium halfway through cooking. The pan will smoke a little, but the crumpets shouldn't burn (turn down lower if they're cooking too quickly)
- The batter will form bubbles and they'll start to pop -most should be popped after the 4 minutes, but you can help them along with a toothpick.
- Using tongs, lift the crumpet rings from the skillet, releasing the crumpets. If they stick, slide a knife along the edge to release them. Now flip the crumpet over for about 20 seconds.
- Remove crumpets from the skillet to cool
- After crumpets have cooled, pop them in the toaster to toast until lightly golden. Smear over butter and drizzle with honey (or whatever you prefer)
- Untoasted crumpets will keep in a sealed container or bag for 3 days, or in the freezer for 3 months