These sourdough crumpets are light, fluffy and full of those signature holes perfect for soaking up butter. Made using sourdough discard, they’re a simple and delicious way to reduce waste while creating a homemade breakfast favourite. With a soft texture inside and golden base underneath, these crumpets are perfect for slow mornings, afternoon tea or an easy weekend bake.
Sourdough Crumpets (Easy Sourdough Discard Recipe)
Fluffy Sourdough Crumpets Recipe
Ashley’s Place
10-12 Crumpets
35 minutes
6 minutes
English
Breakfast
Crumpets are one of my all time favourite things to have so I had to make a sourdough version. Soft and fluffy sourdough crumpets made with sourdough discard. Perfect for breakfast, a morning tea or as a delicious snack
Ingredients
200g of Starter (discard or active)
100g of Plain Flour (All Purpose Flour)
100ml Water
¼ Tsp Salt
½ Tsp Bi-carb Soda (baking soda)
Directions
Measure out your starter (*see note 1), flour, salt and water in a bowl and mix well. If you need a little extra water you can add it but only a small amount at a time. It should be runnier than normal bread dough but not too runny or watery.
Once mixed then add in your bi-carb soda and give it a mix around to incorporate it. Then leave to sit for about 30 minutes if your using none active discard it may need a bit longer. You will notice is become more bubbly and grow in size
Once ready heat your pan on a low heat with your egg rings if using metal one as they need to heat a little. Before they get hot add a little butter around the inside rings so it doesn’t stick and just before baking add some on the pan in the circle too. They only need maybe 30 seconds to 1 min to heat up they don’t take long
Pour your batter in the moulds in your pan. Only fill till about ½ way you don’t want to overfill these as you won’t get as many bubbles on top if you do.
Cook on the lower heat for about 4-5 minutes until you notice that the bubbles have popped and there is only a tiny bit of batter left on top uncooked. Flip it over and cook the top side which only takes about 1 minute it doesn’t need long. You can remove the moulds at this stage, but please be super careful as they are hot
Continue until you have no batter left. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container. You can toast these in the toaster like normal crumpets too