Crumpets, or doughnuts, are round pastries fried in a generous amount of oil with a hole in the center. They are usually dusted with powdered sugar before serving. Crumpets that haven't yet had time to cool are the tastiest — the kind often sold at street stalls in many cities.
The five most commonly used ingredients in crumpet recipes:
| Product | Calories per 100g | Protein g per 100g | Fats g per 100g | Carbohydrates g per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 398 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 |
| Flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Wheat flour | 325 | 12 | 1 | 67 |
| Eggs | 157 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 |
| Baking soda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The hardest part of making crumpets is finding the best dough for them. In principle, any yeast dough will do. But if you want a few less calories, you can settle on a yeast-free kefir dough.
Ideally the crumpet dough should be smooth, elastic and easy to shape, but by no means stiff. Otherwise the pastry will turn out coarse and not very tasty. It is rolled out with a rolling pin into a layer 1 cm thick or less. Then, using two glasses, a larger one and a smaller one, rings with holes are cut out. They are fried in boiling oil so that the crumpet is fully submerged. Lay them on a paper towel to remove excess fat. While still warm, dust them with powdered sugar. And they are served hot with tea or coffee.
Why hot? The thing is, once they cool, crumpets deform slightly. The dough sort of "sinks down". Although you can eat them that way too, in any case.
The five fastest crumpet recipes:
| Name of the dish | Cooking time | Calories per 100g | User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crumpets like grandma's in a frying pan | 25 min | 382 | +39 |
| Crumpets with sour cream | 30 min | 298 | +280 |
| Kefir crumpets fried in a pan | 30 min | 294 | +109 |
| Curd crumpets with vodka | 30 min | 239 | +43 |
| Cottage cheese crumpets baked in the oven | 35 min | 227 | +83 |
The simplest set of ingredients for crumpet dough is this: flour, eggs, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, water and yeast. It can vary and be added to in different recipes. Since crumpets remain a high-calorie dish, it's best to eat them with great caution.
There are variations of crumpets that take a different shape: spherical or in the form of various figures (cookie cutters are used for this).