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Ingredients
150ml semi skimmed milk
1 tsp honey, plus extra to serve
1 tsp fast action yeast
250g strong white bread flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
vegetable oil, for frying
salted butter, to serve
Method
Warm the milk with 150ml water until lukewarm, then whisk in the honey and yeast. Put the flour into a large, deep bowl, make a well, then pour in the liquid. Whisk into a batter, leave in a warm place for 30 minutes, then cover and chill overnight.
Take the batter out of the fridge – it should be risen and bubbly. Mix the bicarbonate of soda, salt and 6 tbsp cold water together in a small bowl. Whisk into the batter then leave for 30-45 minutes in a warm place until the batter has started to rise again and has lots of small bubbles.
When ready, set a heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot, add 1 tsp oil and rub it over the pan with kitchen paper. Grease the crumpet rings too. Put the rings on the pan and ladle in a little batter until they are about 1 /3 full. Cook for 7-9 minutes until the bubbles have risen, popped and stay open. (The tops should look almost dry and the bottoms will be a deep golden brown. You can’t rush a good crumpet and the exact cooking time will depend on your pan.)
Lift the rings away from the crumpets using 2 forks or similar, then flip them over and cook on the other side for 1 minute, until lightly golden. Use another 1 tsp oil for the next batch, and so on. Eat straight away or, for the best texture, cool on a rack then lightly toast before serving with butter and honey (or your favourite topping).
Nutritional
Typical values per item when made using specific products in recipe
Energy
940kJ/ 225kcals
Fat
12g
Saturated Fat
5.2g
Carbohydrates
25g
Sugars
6.8g
Fibre
0.8g
Protein
3.9g
Salt
0.5g
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