By Karl Tessendorf, Crush Magazine Coach.
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Why not make breakfast something out of the ordinary? See our delicious twist to crumpets and enjoy the flavour surprise…
Ingredients
Crumpets
300 g cake flour
10 g instant yeast
1 tsp (5 ml) bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
½ tsp (2,5 ml)cinnamon
1 cup(250 ml) milk
2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar
½ cup(125 ml) 100% Carrot & Pineapple Juice
½ cup (125 ml) water
2-3 crumpet/egg rings
Whipped Lemon Cream Cheese
250 g tub of cream cheese
1-2 tbsp (15-30 ml) icing sugar
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
2-3 tbsp (30-45 ml) milk
Garnish
1-2 tbsp (15-30 ml) syrup/honey
100 g mixed nuts, toasted
3-5 slices of fresh pineapple, finely cubed
Instructions
Crumpets
- Add the flour, yeast, bicarb, salt and cinnamon to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the milk to a small saucepan over medium heat and then stir in the sugar when the milk is warmed. Remove the milk from the heat and add the water and Rugani Carrot & Pineapple Juice.
- Pour the liquid into the flour mixture and whisk well until you have a smooth batter. Cover the bowl and leave to prove for 1 hour. After 1 hour it should have doubled in size and should be soft and pillowy.
Whipped Lemon Cream Cheese
- Make the cream cheese topping while you wait for the batter to prove. Add the cream cheese to a mixing bowl, then add 2 tablespoons of milk. Whisk well with a hand whisk until the cream cheese is light and fluffy.
- Add another tablespoon of milk if needed. Stir in the syrup and lemon zest and then add lemon juice to taste. It should be light ,sweet and lemony.
Crumpets cont.
- Preheat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Grease the crumpet rings with butter and pop them into the pan to heat up.
- Using a measuring cup, add about a ⅓ of a cup of batter into the rings so that they are half full. Cook for 3 minutes without moving. Carefully remove the rings using a pair of tongs then carefully flip the crumpets. Cook for an additional 30-40 seconds and then remove from the pan
- Re-grease the rings and repeat the process until all the crumpets are cooked.
- Serve the crumpets with whipped cream cheese, toasted nuts chopped pineapple with a generous drizzle of your favourite honey or syrup.
