Old Fashioned Home Made English Crumpets For Tea Time Recipes

Steps:

• Note - you will need 4 crumpet rings, or egg rings or 7.5cm (3in) plain pastry cutters, greased.
• Place the flour and salt into a large bowl and stir in the sugar and yeast making a well in the centre. Pour in the warm milk and water and mix to give quite a thick batter. Beat well until completely combined and cover with a tea towel or cling film.
• Leave in a warm place to rise for about an hour until it's a light, spongy texture. Stir well to knock out any air, add the bicarbonate of soda and pour into a large jug - mix well and allow to stand for a further 30 minutes.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan, or a greased griddle, over a very low heat with a drop of oil or butter. Wipe the pan with kitchen paper to remove excess oil/butter. Sit the greased crumpet rings in the pan and leave to heat up for a couple of minutes.
• Pour in enough mixture to fill the rings just over halfway up the sides. Leave to cook until lots of small holes appear on the surface and the batter has just dried out. This will take about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove the rings and turn over the crumpets to cook for a further minute or two on the other side. Sit the first batch of crumpets on a wire rack whilst continuing to cook the remaining crumpets.
• Serve the crumpets warm, generously buttered. If you are making crumpets in advance, then reheat them by toasting lightly on both sides before serving. (Prep time includes rising time for the yeast dough.).

Steps:

• NOTE:- 1 tsp dry yeast can be used in place of the compressed yeast; sift it with the dry ingredients.
• Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl.
• Dissolve yeast in water, add to dry ingredients, beat until smooth.
• Crumpets can be cooked in a lightly greased frying pan or electric frypan; if using frypan, pre-heat to 260 F.
• Lightly grease some egg-rings, put them in pan to heat through.
• When hot three-quarters fill the rings with batter.
• Allow to cook over a low heat for approximately 10 minutes or until surface is covered with holes.
• Remove the rings.
• Cover the pan, and cook a further 2 - 3 minutes or until the surface is set. Remove from the pan, cool on a wire rack.
• When cold, toast and serve with butter.
• These may be frozen.

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients for about 5 minutes, cover with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in bulk, about an hour.
• Add salt, mix again, rise again.
• Mix in baking soda and milk.
• 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.
• Cook until brown on bottom and just set on top. There should be bubbles all over the top. Remove rings.
• Turn briefly to cook the other side.
• To serve, toast and spread with butter or jam.

Steps:

• Toast crumpets on both sides and spread tops liberally with ricotta cheese.
• Top with fruit and nuts and drizzle with maple syrup to serve.