Home » Food » By Ingredient » Bread » Whole Wheat Crumpets Whole Wheat Crumpets May 25, 2022 by Kimberly Killebrew · No CommentsAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.See my disclosure policy.The iconic British tea time favorite takes on a healthier twist!  This Whole Wheat Crumpets recipe produces wonderfully soft, spongy, chewy crumpets filled with those trademark holes.  Serve with butter and jam and you’re all set for a delicious treat! Along with rave reviews from my readers for my traditional crumpets recipe have also come requests for a whole wheat crumpets recipe.  So I got to work creating a whole wheat version that would still retain as light and spongy of a texture as possible and the result was a success! Achieving a remotely light or tender crumb with 100% whole wheat is challenging to say the least.  That’s why many “whole wheat” recipes are only partially whole wheat and use half or more of regular wheat flour.  But in my mind if I’m going to eat something that’s whole wheat for a healthier alternative then it needs to be the real deal, it needs to be whole wheat all the way.

While they’re obviously not as light and spongy as regular crumpets, for 100% whole wheat I think you’ll agree that they’re excellent! These whole wheat crumpets go through a lengthy proofing process – twice –  then have baking soda added at the end to assist with those characteristic holes you find in traditional crumpets.The twice p

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