Crumpet brunch

Servings : 4
Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 15 minutes
A Danny St Pierre Recipe

INGREDIENTS 

For the crumpet batter :

• 2,5 cups or 400 g flour
• 1 tps or 5 g sugar
• 2 tps or 10 g instant yeast
• 1,5 cup or 375 ml warm water
• 1/8 cup or 30 ml vegetable oil
• 1 cup or 250 ml warm milk

 

For the Red-Eye sauce :

• 1 big onion
• 4 tps or 20 ml maple syrup
• 1/4 cup or 60 ml soy sauce
•  1 cup or 250 ml strong black coffee
•  2 tps or 10 ml chili paste
•  1/4 cup or 60 ml butter

 

Other ingredients :

• A bit of butter
• 2 apples
• 16 slices of cook ham
• 2,5 cups or 400 g grated aged cheddar cheese
• 1 bunch green onions,finely sliced
• 8 eggs

 

INSTRUCTIONS

For the crumpet batter :

1. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
2. Boil the milk, add the water to reduce the milk’s temperature. When the temperature is medium (112° F or 50° C), pour over dry ingredients and mix.

 

For the Red-Eye sauce :

1. Caramelize the onions.
2. Heat up the plancha to a medium heat, place a saucepan on it and put the onions in it. Add the maple syrup, the soy sauce, the chili paste and the black coffee.
3. Melt a little butter on the plancha and caramelize the apples, cut into quarters. Once they’re dark-brown, add them to the Red-Eye sauce. Leave to stew.

 

Plancha cooking :

1. Put a little bit of oil on the plancha, medium heat, and divid the batter into 8 round crumpets. It should look like a thick pancake batter.
2. Cook for about 3 mns per side. Set aside on a plancha side, to keep them warm.
3. Scrape the plancha with a spatula. When it’s done, without any oil, sear each side of the cooked ham, medium heat.
4. On the side of the plancha, garnish each crumpet with a slice of ham. Decorate with chunks of cheddar and sliced. Set on the side of the plancha and keep warm.
5. Let melt a little bit of butter on the other side pf the plancha, mediuem heat, and fry the eggs.

Place de crumpets garnished with ham, cheese, and onion, in the plates, pour the Red-Eye sauce over them,add the apple quarters and top each crumpet with an egg.