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Crumpets--Mom

List of Ingredients


12 oz Strong plain flour
1/2 oz Fresh yeast
12 fl oz Water
2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1/4 pint Milk


Mix the first three ingredients together well. Cover the bowl with polythene and leave in a warm place to prove, until the mixture is light and fluffy and about to collapse (approximately 1 hour).
--Mix the bicarbonate of soda and salt into the milk, then mix briskly into the batter. You may have to add a little more milk to make sure it's runny.
--Butter a griddle or heavy frying pan and heat up. Butter poaching rings and set in the pan. Cook crumpets over a medium heat by adding 1 or 2 tbsp. of batter at a time to each poaching ring. When the top is set remove the ring and turn the crumpet over and cook for 2 or 3 minutes more. In the meantime, the ring can be re-buttered and used for the next ones.
--Serve hot with butter, or with jam. Can be kept in an air-tight container for a couple of days and toasted before eating.
Makes about 10


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