Apple & Cinnamon Crumpets

Method

Crumpets

1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl with a whisk beat the egg, EquiSweet, and salt together for not more than one minute.
2. Add half of the milk and the oil. Beat for a further 30 seconds until just combined.
3. Sift together the cake flour, the oat flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and cinnamon, and stir gradually into the egg and milk mixture with a wooden spoon until smooth and lump-free.
4. Add the rest of the milk, the oat bran, the oat flour, and the grated apple and mix gently.
5. Set the batter aside to stand for 10 minutes.
6. Heat a non-stick frying pan.
7. Ladle about 4 separate tablespoons of batter into the pan and cook the crumpets over moderate to high heat until bubbly on top and light brown underneath. Turn crumpets to brown on the other side.
8. Repeat with the remaining batter.

Serving Suggestion

1. There is no need to spread these crumpets with margarine or butter. Eat dry with a little marmalade, apricot jam or low-fat cheese, if desired.

Tips

1. Be careful not to beat this batter too much. Beating improves digestibility and thus would increase the GI of the crumpets.
2. It is very important to add the apple, as this is the vital ingredient that lowers the GI of the crumpets.
3. Both EquiSweet Classic and Sucralose variants are suitable for this recipe.

Nutritional information

1. One serving of 3 crumpets is equivalent to 2 portions of starch, 1 portion of fat, and a little fruit.
2. If 30g medium-fat cheese or ¼ cup low-fat cottage cheese is added per person, each serving then also contains 1 portion of lower-fat protein.
3. GI (calculated) = 60 (intermediate GI).GL per serving with 30g berries/person = 17
4. Energy – 785 kJ; Protein – 6 g; Carbs – 29.1 g; Fat – 4 g; Fibre 3 g

Recipe

1. This recipe was created by registered dietitians Liesbet Delport and Gabi Steenkamp and adapted by Tongaat Hulett with the consent of the authors