Recipe

Serve 6

Homemade crumpets are a delicious treat, whether for a snack, dessert or as part of an indulgent brunch.

Ingredients

500 ml (2 cups) cake flour

15 ml (1 tbsp) baking powder

2 ml salt

2 eggs, beaten

500 ml (2 cups) buttermilk

60 ml (¼ cup) butter, melted

oil for frying

Method

1. Sieve flour, baking powder and salt together in a large glass bowl. Stir through and make a well in the flour mixture.

2. Add eggs and buttermilk to the well and whisk the liquids into the flour mixture until a smooth batter forms – don’t overmix. Pour melted butter over the batter and gently stir in. The batter is quite a runny consistency.

3. Heat a pan (use a AMC 28 cm Chef’s Pan) over a medium temperature. Spread a thin layer of oil over the base.

4. Pour 30-50 ml batter per crumpet onto the base, depending on the size of crumpets you want to serve. Fry until bubbles start to form, then carefully turn over. Fry until golden brown and cooked through – this will only take a few minutes.

5. Keep crumpets warm in the oven and continue to fry the rest. Only grease the base with more oil when necessary.

6. Serve warm crumpets with toppings of your choice, like fresh fruit or berries, honey, toasted nuts, like macadamia nuts and mint.

Tips

1. These crumpets can be served savoury. Serve with bacon and maple syrup or cooked chicken and cottage cheese.

2. Add 125 g blueberries to the batter, fry as above and serve with honey and nuts.

3. Buttermilk makes the crumpets light and fluffy, but it can be substituted with 400 ml milk. Take care not to make the batter too runny, then it is difficult to fry.

4. Add a pinch of cinnamon to the batter for a delicious flavour.

Video courtesy of AMC Cookware