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| English Crumpets |
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4
ounces All-purpose flour
4 ounces Bread flour
2 teaspoons Salt
1/4 ounce Fresh yeast
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 pint Warm milk and water
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
1/4 pint Warm water |
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| method: |
Sift the flours and salty into a warm bowl. Cream the yeast with the sugar.
Add the warmed milk and water,
then the oil. Stir into the
flour to make a batter, and
beat vigorously until smooth
and elastic. Cover the bowl,
put in a warm place and leave
it until the mixture rises and
the surface is full of bubbles
(about 1 1/2 hours). Break it
down by beating with a wooden
spoon. Cover and leave in a
warm place to prove for another
30 minutes. -- To cook the crumpets,
heat and grease the bakestone
lightly. Grease 5 or 6 crumpet
rings (3-3 1/2 inches) (or scone
cutters) and put them on the
bakestone to heat. Cook as many
crumpets as possible at a time,
as the batter will not stay
bubbly for long. -- Put 1/2
inch deep of batter into each
ring. Cook gently for 7 - 10
minutes, or until the surface
sets and is full of tiny bubbles.
Using an oven glove for protection,
lift off the ring, and if the
base of the crumpet is pale
gold, flip it over and cook
for another 3 minutes until
the other side is just colored.
If the crumpet batter is set
but sticks slightly in the ring,
push it out gently with the
back of a wooden spoon. Wipe,
grease and heat the rings for
each batch of crumpets.
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serving immediately, wrap the crumpets
in a cloth and keep warm between batches.
Butter generously and serve at once.
If reheating, toast the crumpets under
the grill, cooking the smooth surface
first and then the top so that the butter
will melt into the holes. |
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