Recipes · British · Bread
Crumpet
One serving has 243 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (42%), selenium (33%), riboflavin (30%), niacin (25%) and folate (25%). Ready in 80 minutes.
- Preparation: 70 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (122 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, bread (strong)
- 50 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Water
- 1 g Yeast, active dry
- 2 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Baking soda
- 0.5 g Salt
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
Method
- Makes 1 crumpet; multiply by 10 for a full batch of batter. Warm the milk and water together, dissolve the yeast and sugar in it, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- Whisk in the flour and salt to a thick, smooth batter; cover and leave in a warm place for 45-60 minutes until bubbly and risen.
- Whisk in the baking soda dissolved in a splash of water.
- Grease a crumpet ring and a griddle or heavy pan, set over medium-low heat, and pour in a layer of batter about 1 cm deep; cook for 7-8 minutes until set and full of holes on top and golden underneath.
- Flip briefly to lightly color the top, then remove the ring and cool on a rack.
- Toast before serving and spread with the melted butter while hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 243 kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 33.8 g | |
| Water | 70.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 6.8 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.22 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.52 g | |
| Lysine | 0.26 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.34 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.23 g | |
| Valine | 0.33 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 8.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.63 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.48 g | |
| Saturated | 5.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 22.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 65.5 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.8 mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 15.9 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.32 mg | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 89.1 mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 118 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 17.9 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 355 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.61 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.5 mg | 25% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.51 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.05 mg | 4% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 99.3 µg | 25% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.24 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 13.1 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 77.7 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 25.5 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.38 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.83 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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