Crumpets
Homemade crumpets made with strong bread flour, plain flour, milk and yeast, cooked until golden with their signature honeycomb holes. The Thermomix heats the yeast mixture to the ideal temperature and mixes the batter evenly, giving consistent results every time. Ideal for breakfast or an afternoon snack with butter.
About this recipe
Crumpets Thermomix TM7 bring the beloved British teatime classic straight into your kitchen with the help of your all-in-one kitchen machine. These yeasted griddle cakes, built on strong bread flour and plain flour with warm milk and a pinch of bicarbonate of soda, are famous for their airy honeycomb texture that catches melted butter in every hole. Searching for crumpet recipes online often leads to fussy hand-whisking, but the TM7 heats the water and yeast to the exact activation point and then blends the batter into a velvety, lump-free pour in minutes. The result is a golden, spongy breakfast or snack that toasts beautifully and pleases the whole family on slow weekend mornings. Whether you serve them with salted butter, honey or jam, these homemade crumpets taste noticeably fresher than shop-bought versions and fill the house with a comforting, bready aroma.
Preparation tips
- Let the crumpet batter rest in a warm spot until the surface turns bubbly and slightly domed before cooking, as this resting time develops the honeycomb holes that make crumpets so good at holding melted butter.
- Use metal crumpet rings or well-greased pastry rings in a lightly buttered frying pan, and only remove each ring once the top of the crumpet looks dry and set for the neatest shape.
- Cooked crumpets freeze well: cool them completely, layer between baking paper and freeze, then toast straight from frozen and spread with unsalted butter and a little sea salt flakes.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free crumpets: replace the milk with a plant-based alternative such as oat or soy milk and use a lactose-free spread instead of unsalted butter for the same spongy, honeycomb texture.
- Savoury festive variation: stir finely chopped fresh herbs or a pinch of grated mature cheese into the crumpet batter just before cooking, then serve warm as a party snack with cream cheese and smoked salmon.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Gentle heating of the water and yeast in the mixing bowl activates the dried instant yeast reliably, giving the crumpet batter a vigorous rise every time. [Time Savings]
- Whipping air into the milk and flour blend creates the bubbles that form the classic honeycomb holes across each finished crumpet. [Multi-Function]
- Accurate weighing of the strong bread flour and plain flour directly in the bowl ensures the batter consistency stays exactly right batch after batch. [Precision Control]
- Even mixing of the bicarbonate of soda through the batter produces a uniform sizzle and consistent rise with no bitter pockets. [Multi-Function]
- Stirring the batter hands-free while the pan heats up leaves your hands-free to grease the crumpet rings and butter the serving plate. [Hands-Free]
Ingredients
- dried instant yeast
- water
- milk
- strong white bread flour
- plain flour
- fine sea salt
- bicarbonate of soda
- water
- unsalted butter