Crumpets

Ingredients

• 1½ cups water $0.00
• 1 cup milk $0.62
• 2 Tbsp butter $0.29
• 1 cup whole wheat flour $0.25
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour $0.18
• 2 tsp (or one ¼ oz. envelope) instant yeast $0.19
• 1 tsp baking powder $0.09
• 1 tsp sugar $0.01
• 1¼ tsp salt $0.05

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, combine the water and milk. Heat over medium-low, while stirring occasionally, until the temperature is like warm bath water.
2. Meanwhile, stir together the flour (whole wheat and all-purpose), yeast, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Melt the butter in the microwave. Add the melted butter and warm milk mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer or by hand for about 2 minutes. Cover the bowl loosely and allow it to rise for one hour, or until double in size.
4. Coat a skillet with non-stick spray and heat over a medium flame. Coat the inside of 3-inch diameter metal cookie cutters or biscuit cutters with non-stick spray. Place the metal rings in the skillet and scoop ¼ to ⅓ cup of the batter into the rings. Let them cook for 4-5 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown and the bubbles rising up through the center of the batter no longer fill back with uncooked batter. Using tongs, gently shake the cookie cutters loose from the crumpets to remove them, flip the crumpets, and let them cook on the second side until golden brown.
5. Repeat the process until all of the crumpet batter has been used. Coat the inside of the round cookie cutters with non-stick spray or oil as needed to keep the crumpets from sticking.