Light-as-Air Crumpets

Name: Light-as-Air Crumpets
Yield: Makes 16
Ingredients: Scant ½ cup [100 ml] warm water; ¼ tsp baking soda; 1⅛ cups [275 ml] warm almond milk; 1 tsp superfine sugar; ½ tsp sea salt; 2¼ tsp [¼-oz/7-g envelope] active dry yeast; ½ cup + ½ Tbsp [70 g] all-purpose flour; ½ cup [70 g] white bread flour; Melted coconut oil, for greasing and cooking

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

Dare I say it, but these are even lighter and more delicious than standard English crumpets. Slather with tahini, agave nectar, Marmite, or jam.

Ingredients

½ cup [70 g] white bread flour
½ cup + ½

Vegan
Breakfast
Bread

Method

Mix together the flours, yeast, and salt in a bowl. Add the sugar and warm almond milk and beat together until you have a smooth batter. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.

Mix the baking soda into the water, then leave for a couple of minutes before adding it to the batter. Cover again and leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Heat your skillet (or griddle) over med