Pikelets

Name: Pikelets
Yield: Makes about 20
Ingredients: 60 ml/4 tbsp water; 140 ml/5 fl oz/⅝ cup milk; 140 ml/5 fl oz/⅝ cup water; 5 ml/1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups unbleached white bread flour; 15 ml/1 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 egg white

Preparation info

Makes about
20

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

Pikelets are similar to crumpets, and have the same distinctive holey tops, but crumpets are thicker and are cooked inside a ring, which supports them while they set. Serve pikelets warm with preserves and butter. They are also excellent with soft cheese and smoked salmon.

Ingredients

140 ml/5 fl oz/⅝ cup water
140 ml

Vegetarian
Bread
Breakfast

Method

Pour the water into the bread machine pan, then add the milk and sunflower oil. If the instructions for your bread machine specify that the yeast is to be placed in the pan first, reverse the order in which you add the liquid and dry ingredients to the pan.