Sourdough Crumpets

Ingredients

Baking & Spices
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar

Prepared
- 1 cup Sourdough starter

Time
Prepare: 10M
Cook: 8M
Total: 20M

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Description

Do you have a long-neglected starter youd like to resurrect? The absolutely easiest and fastest thing to do with a groggy starter is to make a kind of modified crumpet, a.k.a. pikelet. Crumpets are normally griddled in rings, while pikelets are griddled free-form. With fewer holes than a typical English crumpet, Australian-style pikelets are a very simple and basic kind of toaster pancake, a great use for your sourdough starter.

Ingredients

1 cup sourdough starter, unfed
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Place the starter in a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle the sugar, salt, and baking soda over the surface. Whisk together. The batter should rise up, becoming the consistency of whipped cream. Heat your griddle over medium-low heat. Lightly grease the surface. To make crumpets, lightly grease English muffin rings (1 high and 4 across) and place on the griddle. Scoop the batter into the rings, filling them about 1/4 deep. Cook over low heat until the tops are set and full of small holes. Remove the rings and flip the crumpets over for a minute or two. If youre making pikelets, scoop the batter onto the griddle and cook over low heat until the tops are set and full of small holes. Flip the pikelets over to finish for a minute or two. Toast the crumpets or pikelets to brown and crisp them before serving with butter and jam. Store any leftovers at room temperature for several days. Freeze for longer storage — up to 3 months.

Serves: 4-5 crumpets
Prepare: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 5 mins. to 8 mins.
TotalTime: 20 mins.