Crispy and Chewy Crumpets #Shorts

crumpets are truly the Holy Grail of yeasted griddle breads combine all-purpose and Cake flowers yeast baking powder and salt together add warm water and whisk until smooth cover and let rise until doubled in volume about 40 minutes heat oil in an 8 inch non-stick skillet over low heat for about five minutes while the skillet Heats add another one quarter cup of warm water to the batter because it doesn't have time to be absorbed by the flour the second edition of water provides steam power to give the crumpets their light spongy honeycomb texture add batter to the skillet and crank up the heat for 45 seconds to jump start the creation of bubbles then reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook until the edges are risen and set about four minutes longer before flipping The Crumpet to set the top repeatedly lay a spatula on the surface to remove enough batter to fully open the holes remember the open holy structure of a crumpet is what allows it to hold on to so much delicious butter and jam so this step is key cut your finished crumpets into wedges toast them spread them with silly amounts of butter and jam and prepare to tuck into your own personal Holy Grail

Channel: America's Test Kitchen

Views: 88,807

Keywords: cooks country, americas test kitchen, cooks illustrated, cooking video, cooking demo, kitchen hack, cooking tip, easy recipe, quick recipe, crumpets, english muffin, homemade bread, bread recipe, easy bread, quick bread, crumpet, buttery

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Length: 0min 58sec (58 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 08 2023