English Crumpets

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups bread flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 1/4 cups water, warm
• 5 g sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup milk, warm

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients for about 5 minutes, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in bulk, about an hour.
• 2 add salt, mix again, rise again.
• 3 mix in baking soda and milk.
• 4 heat pan to medium low. butter crumpet rings (can use any 3-4 inch rings such as empty tuna cans with top and bottom remover, or commercial egg rings) and pan. pour in just enough batter to fill the bottom of the ring.
• 5 cook until brown on bottom and just set on top. there should be bubbles all over the top. remove rings.
• 6 turn briefly to cook the other side.
• 7 to serve, toast and spread with butter or jam.