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Sourdough baking

Sourdough discard crumpets

Makes 6 crumpets about 8 cm across.

Recipe bywjf.morris
BakingSourdough
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Total time1 hr 24 min
DifficultyEasy
Community ratingNew recipe
Whole recipe22.8g protein
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Serves
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  1. 01

    Read, weigh and prepare

    5 minHands-on

    Read the full method, check the stated equipment and prepare every listed ingredient. Keep dough, filling, wash, topping and handling groups separate. Weigh edible parts as described in the ingredient list.

  2. 02

    Mix batter

    3 minHands-on

    Whisk established sourdough discard, batter flour, initial batter water, sugar and salt until smooth. Use sound discard without mould or unusual pink or orange patches. Cover.

  3. 03

    Rest: Hydrate

    20 minHands-off · check as directed

    Rest for 20 minutes.

  4. 04

    Adjust and divide batter

    2 minHands-on

    The batter should pour in a thick continuous ribbon and spread by itself. Add optional extra batter water gradually if needed. Divide batter and the raising-agent ingredients proportionally between pan batches.

  5. 05

    Heat and grease

    5 minHands-on

    Heat the pan for 5 minutes over low to medium-low heat. Grease rings thoroughly and the pan lightly with cooking oil.

  6. 06

    Cook crumpets in batches

    24 minHands-on

    Stir this batch’s baking powder, bicarbonate and raising-agent water into its batter immediately before cooking. Fill greased rings about 1 cm deep. Cook for 7–10 minutes until holes open and tops lose their wet shine. Adjust heat if bases darken too soon; cover briefly if tops set slowly. Remove rings with tongs, then turn for 30–60 seconds if needed. Centres must be springy without wet batter. Regrease before the next batch. Repeat uncrowded loads until the batch is cooked; this timer includes all planned pan loads.

  7. 07

    Cool

    25 minHands-off · check as directed

    Cool on a rack until fully cool; allow about 25 minutes. Toast to serve.

Equipment check

4 items required

  • Heavy nonstick frying pan
  • 8 cm metal crumpet rings
  • bowl
  • jug.

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