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    Easy Sourdough Crumpets (4 Ingredients)

    Published: Jul 2, 2022 · Modified: Sep 16, 2023 by Natasha Levai · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This is the easiest way to use up your starter discard! I make these weekly because I am so short on time on most days. These sourdough crumpets are truly a discard-saver! If not for these, my discard might have been thrown out way too many times!

    gluten-free sourdough crumpets on a wooden tray lined with a kitchen towel and sprinkled with chocolate chips.
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    • Why you will love this recipe
    • 🥘Ingredients
    • Substitutes
    • 📖Variations
    • 🔪Step-by-step instructions
    • 🍽Serving suggestions
    • Storage
    • 💭Expert tips
    • 📖 Recipe
    • Serving suggestions
    • Expert tips
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    Wondering what in the world is a starter, what does it start, and what makes it gluten-free? I get it! It might be confusing at first.

    A gluten-free sourdough starter is what we use in bread in place of store-bought yeast. A starter is essentially a home-grown yeast that leaves bread. That is it!

    My favorite bread to make with my brown rice starter is this sorghum & brown rice loaf.

    Why you will love this recipe

    • The simplest gluten-free discard recipe
    • Ready within 30 minutes
    • Makes for a perfect quick breakfast

    🥘Ingredients

    Ingredients for gluten-free sourdough crumpets on a gray background.

    Baking soda - baking soda needs acids to activate, and sourdough starter has enough acids in it! Baking soda is a crucial ingredient as it makes the batter super bubbly and the crumpets more airy.

    Salt - helps balance out the sourness of the starter. If your starter is extra sour, add more salt.

    Sugar - adds a little bit of sweetness and balances out the sourness of the starter.

    Sourdough discard - you can use either starter discard or an active starter. The only requirement for it is not to be moldy! I am using gluten-free discard in my kitchen.

    Substitutes

    Baking soda - technically you can use baking powder, but why would you? Baking powder consists of baking soda plus an acidic agent with some anti-caking ingredient. Baking powder is more expensive and absolutely not needed here.

    Sugar - feel free to use honey, maple syrup, or coconut sugar here.

    Starter discard - this recipe cannot be made without the starter discard!

    📖Variations

    Feel free to add to the batter to spice things up a little bit! Here are some ideas:

    • Add chocolate chips
    • Add vanilla or almond extract
    • Add chopped fruit to the batter
    • Add cocoa powder to make chocolate crumpets

    🔪Step-by-step instructions

    Step 1

    Ingredients in a glass bowl with a whisk.

    Starter preheating a frying pan over medium heat.

    Add all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk.

    Step 2

    The glass bowl with the bubbling batter and a whisk.

    You will notice that a lot of bubbles are coming up and the mixture seems to have expanded.

    Step 3

    Crumpet dough frying in a cast iron pan.

    Spread a little bit of oil onto the frying pan and scoop the crumpet batter into it.

    Try to keep the crumpets small to prevent them from falling apart or spreading too much.

    Step 4

    Frying the crumpets on the other side.

    Fry one side until you start seeing bubbles in the middle of them.

    Flix and keep frying for a minute or two.

    Enjoy!

    A plate with crumpets and a little bowl with jam in which a crumpet is being dipped.

    🍽Serving suggestions

    • Jams! If you are into homemade jams, check out my jam with elderberries, apple & plum jam, and pure plum jam without any pectin!
    • Condensed milk. Oh, what an indulgent crumpet breakfast it would be!
    • Peanut butter & jam.

    Storage

    Keep the crumpets in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 5 days. Freeze for up to 3 months! I find that freezing will alter the texture of the crumpets, so I would recommend eating them fresh if at all possible!

    💭Expert tips

    • Make these every week, so that your discard is not piling up in the fridge. It might get moldy before you know it!
    • Use a cast iron pan if you own one. It heats up so well and bakes the crumpets through better than a non-stick pan!

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    📖 Recipe

    gluten-free sourdough crumpets on a wooden tray lined with a kitchen towel and sprinkled with chocolate chips.

    Easy Sourdough Crumpets (4 Ingredients)

    Natasha Levai
    This is probably the easiest sourdough discard recipe! These crumpets are ready within 30 minutes and taste absolutely delicoius with some jam or condensed milk on the side.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American, European
    Servings 10 crumpets
    Calories 644 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 265 grams sourdough starter discard I'm using my gluten-free starter
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda baking powder can be used if you are out of soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt adjust according to taste/sourness of your starter
    • 2 tablespoon sugar adjust to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Starter preheating a frying pan over medium heat.
      Add all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk.
    • You will notice that a lot of bubbles are coming up and the mixture seems to have expanded.
    • Spread a little bit of oil onto the frying pan and scoop the crumpet batter into it.
      Try to keep the crumpets small to prevent them from falling apart or spreading too much.
    • Fry one side until you start seeing bubbles in the middle of them.
      Flix and keep frying for a minute or two. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Serving suggestions

    Jams! If you are into homemade jams, check out my jam with elderberries, apple & plum jam, and pure plum jam without any pectin!
    Condensed milk. Oh, what an indulgent crumpet breakfast it would be!
    Peanut butter & jam.
    Storage
    Keep the crumpets in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 5 days. Freeze for up to 3 months! I find that freezing will alter the texture of the crumpets, so I would recommend eating them fresh if at all possible!

    Expert tips

      • Make these every week, so that your discard is not piling up in the fridge. It might get moldy before you know it!
      • Use a cast iron pan if you own one. It heats up so well and bakes the crumpets through better than a non-stick pan!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1batch (the whole recipe)Calories: 644kcalCarbohydrates: 138.2gProtein: 11.9gFat: 4.6gSaturated Fat: 0.9gSodium: 4230mgPotassium: 478mgFiber: 7.6gSugar: 13.4gCalcium: 23mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword gluten-free crumpets, gluten-free sourdough crumpets, gluten-free sourdough discard crumpets
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