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June 04, 2022 4 min read
If you’ve got a healthy sourdough starter at home and want to expand your sourdough baking repertoire, then we’ve got the perfect recipe for you: these wildly delicious Sourdough Crumpets.
Rather than throwing away your sourdough discard next time you feed your starter, give it a new life and make these Sourdough Crumpets instead. They’re easier to make than regular crumpets, as the discard is already the perfect crumpet batter, and they take no time at all to make.
In 10 to 15 minutes, start to finish, you’ll be gobbling down sourdough crumpets slathered in butter, or whatever else you fancy. Sounds better than throwing your sourdough starter discard away, eh?
But, before we jump right in to how you make these moreish crumpets we will explain what sourdough discard is for any novice bakers out there looking to expand their baking rotation.
As the name suggests, sourdough discard is a small portion of your sourdough starter that is removed or thrown away to make it more manageable. This process is carried out before feeding (adding fresh flour and water) in order to manage its growth and refresh the acidity levels.
But, as we’ve already mentioned, you don’t have to throw your sourdough discard away. It can be used as a key ingredient in a range of recipes, including these sourdough crumpets, pancakes, bagels and more.
While crumpets are delicious served warm with a slather of butter on top, you might want to bring some additional flavour to them by trying one of the following ideas:
You can find some more ways to eat crumpets here, or you can dream up your own favourite crumpet recipes.
There are hundreds of recipes you can make using sourdough discard, which involve flour and water activating with cultures. We have compiled 7 of our favourite sourdough discard recipes previously, which include fluffy sourdough pancakes, fried chicken, baker’s banana bread, and even gozleme for the flavour renegades.
Most of these sourdough discard recipes take under 20 minutes of preparation, so they’re perfect if you’re looking for a quick baking recipe on a lazy Sunday or rainy day.
Did you make these Sourdough Crumpets? Share your creations with us on Instagram by tagging @YouKneadSourdough with the hashtag #youkneadsourdough.
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