Eggless Classic Crumpets Recipes

CLASSIC CRUMPETS

Steps:

• Gently warm the milk. In a bowl, dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm milk and 100ml of tepid water. Leave in a warm place for 15 minutes, or until frothy.
• Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and 1 teaspoon of fine sea salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast mixture.
• Whisk from the centre outwards until the consistency of double cream - this will take a few minutes. Add a splash more water, if needed.
• Cover with a damp tea towel and set aside for 45 minutes or until little bubbles form on the surface.
• For the butter, pour the cream into a freestanding mixer. Whisk on high for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cream splits into solids and liquid.
• Drain through a sieve, discard the liquid, then rinse the solids thoroughly with cold water. Place in muslin and squeeze out any excess liquid. Mix ½ a teaspoon of sea salt through and wrap in greaseproof paper.
• Grease four 10cm egg rings with vegetable oil. Wipe a little oil around a large frying pan or iron skillet and place over a medium-high heat.
• Arrange the rings in the frying pan and, once hot, spoon 4 tablespoons of the batter into each ring. Cook for 5 minutes, or until little bubbles appear on the surface.
• Once the bubbles have burst, leaving little holes, use tongs to carefully lift off the rings and flip over the crumpets, then cook for 1 minute on the other side. Re-grease and reheat the rings and pan before cooking the next batch.
• Serve the crumpets warm, with a slather of butter. If making them in advance, just toast lightly on both sides when you come to serve them.

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH CRUMPETS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Warm the milk in a saucepan. Make sure that it is warm but not boiling. Otherwise, it will kill the yeast.
• Skim any film off of the top.
• Whisk together the warmed milk, flour , sugar, and yeast in a large bowl.
• Once combined, add half the water and beat into the batter.
• Continue to add more water until the batter is thick and smooth. Stop adding water once it reaches the consistency of thick cream.
• Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size and foaming. This should take about 1 hour but can take up to 2 hours (keep an eye on it).
• Whisk the salt and baking powder into the batter.
• Heat a large heavy-duty non-stick skillet over medium to medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Moisten a paper towel with a little oil (alternatively, use cooking spray) and carefully grease the base of the pan and crumpet (or pastry) rings measuring approximately 3 inches wide by 1/2 inch tall.
• Place 1 ring on the heated pan and pour in enough batter to fill just below the top of the ring, about 1/4 cup.
• Cook for 5 minutes, until there are many tiny holes on the surface and the crumpet is setting around the edges.
• Flip the crumpet over (in the ring) and cook until the crumpet is light brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes more.
• Adjust the temperature as needed. Repeat with the remaining batter, greasing the pan in between each batch.
• Rest the crumpets on a wire rack until cool.
• To reheat, place crumpets in a toaster or directly on the center rack in a 350 F oven for about 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with lots of butter and jam .

ENGLISH CRUMPETS

Steps:

• Whisk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine water and milk in a separate bowl and quickly whisk the milk mixture into the dry ingredients until batter is thick and smooth. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until spongy, about 1 hour. Stir dough to reduce sponginess.
• Place a rack into the oven and preheat to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C).
• Spray a skillet and round metal open-top cookie cutters or crumpet molds with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium-low heat, place the metal cutters or molds into the skillet, and let the molds heat up. Spoon batter into the molds, filling them about halfway. Let the crumpets cook until the bottoms are browned, the tops appear nearly dry, and popped bubbles appear on top, about 5 minutes.
• Use tongs to lift molds out of the pan; remove molds from the crumpets. Flip and return crumpets to skillet to cook the other sides until browned, 1 to 2 more minutes. Repeat with remaining dough. Keep cooked crumpets warm on rack in the preheated oven while you cook remaining crumpets.

VEGAN CRUMPETS (HOMEMADE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Add the yeast to the plant based milk together with the sugar and salt. Stir together, cover and set aside for around 8-10 minutes, until the mixture starts to get foamy and bubbly.
• Mix together the flour and baking powder. When the yeast mixture is ready, add it to the dry ingredients and stir together using a rubber spatula for a couple of minutes. The batter should be sticky and thick, kind of like a thick pancake batter.
• Cover and set aside to proof for around 30 minutes.
• Brush the surface of the frying pan and the inside of egg/crumpet rings with a little bit of vegan butter or olive oil. You can also use cooking spray.
• Allow the frying pan to heat up for a couple of minutes over a medium-high heat, then lower the heat to a medium. Place the egg/crumpet rings on the surface and pour the batter into the rings until around 3/4 of the way full (ensure not to fill to the top as the batter will rise a good amount).
• Cook for around 5-7 minutes, until bubbles start to form and pop on the surface. Then, either lift up the rings or use a knife to separate them from the crumpets.
• Flip, and cook for around 30 seconds more. The crumpets are now ready to serve! Eat immediately, or store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

EGGLESS CLASSIC CRUMPETS

Steps:

• MAKING 1 In a small saucepan, heat the milk and water together till they are hand-hot. 2 Transfer to a jug and stir in the sugar and dried yeast. 3 Allow to stand in a warm place for 10-15 minutes till there is a good frothy head on it. 4 Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl sift the flour and salt. 5 Create a well in the centre and, when the yeast mixture is frothy, pour it all in. 6 Using a wooden spoon, work the flour into the liquid gradually. 7 Beat well at the end to make a perfectly smooth batter. 8 With a tea-towel, cover the basin and allow to stand in a warm place for about 45 minutes. 9 Grease the insides of the egg rings well. 10 Also grease the frying pan as well and place it over a medium heat. 11 Arrange the rings in the frying pan and when the pan is hot, spoon one tablespoon of the crumpet batter into each ring. 12 Cook for 4 or 5 minutes, tiny bubbles will appear on the surface and then they will burst leaving the traditional holes. 13 Using a spoon and fork, lift off the rings and turn the crumpets over. 14 Cook the crumpets on the second side for about 1 minute. 15 Re-grease and re-heat the rings and the pan before cooking the next batch of crumpets. SERVING 16 Serve the crumpets warm, excellent with butter. TIP If you are making crumpets in advance then reheat them by toasting lightly on both sides before serving.

THE ELEGANT EGGLESS OMELET!

Steps:

• Place flour, nutritional yeast flakes, baking powder, salt, and turmeric in a medium bowl, stir with a whisk until well combined. Pour in the milk and oil, stirring well with the whisk to make a smooth batter. Let rest 5-10 minutes, then stir again.
• Oil a 9" or 10" nonstick skillet, or mist with cooking spray. Place over medium hot heat. Pour in 1/3 cup of batter. Immediately tilt and rotate the skillet to distribute the batter evenly and creat a 5"-6" circle Cook until the top is completely dry, the bottom is deep golden and the edges start to curl up slightly.
• Carefully loosen the omelet with a spatula and gently turn it over. Cook the second side until it also is deep golden and flecked with brown. Slide the finished omelet ou of the skillet onto a plate. Cook the remaining omelets in the same way.
• Adjust the heat as necccessary during cooking, and always add a layer of oil to the skillet before cooking each omelet, to prevent from sticking.
• Stack the cookd omelets, one on top of another, on the plate.
• To serve, fold the omelets in half(most attractive side out), or stuff the omelets with your favorite filling before folding them. Enjoy!

EASY CRUMPETS

Steps:

• Mix everything, leaving butter for last.
• Grease a flat bottomed frying pan or griddle.
• Drop or pour small amounts of batter onto griddle.
• Turn and cook other side when bubbles break on surface of crumpet.
• Heat should be medium to get a deep, even golden colour.
• Serve warm with butter and jam sandwiched together.