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English Crumpets

Homemade English crumpets with a crispy, chewy exterior and a delicately spongy, holey interior.

Makes 10 crumpets Prep 15 minCook 5 minTotal 140 min

From daringgourmet.com

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup milk, warm
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1 tsp cane sugar
  • 1 cup water, warm
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Steps

1Activate the yeast

  1. Pour 1 cup warm milk into a bowl.
  2. Stir in 1 tsp cane sugar.
  3. Stir in 2 tsp active dry yeast.
  4. Let the mixture rest for 10 minutes until frothy.

2Make the dough and let it rise

  1. Add 2 cups all-purpose flour to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
  2. Stir in 1 tsp salt.
  3. Add the yeast mixture to the flour mixture and stir or knead until a thick dough forms.
  4. If using a stand mixer, beat with the paddle attachment for about 3 minutes until a thick dough forms.
  5. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap.
  6. Set it in a warm place for at least an hour or up to two, until the dough nearly doubles in size.

3Make the batter and rest it

  1. Pour 1 cup warm water into a bowl.
  2. Dissolve 1/2 tsp baking soda in the warm water.
  3. Add the baking soda mixture to the dough and stir; it will turn into a thick batter.
  4. Beat the batter for a minute or two with a stand mixer or an electric mixer.
  5. Cover the batter and let it rest in a warm place for at least 30 minutes, until nice and bubbly.

4Cook the crumpets

  1. Grease the inside rim of each crumpet ring.
  2. Lightly oil the frying pan.
  3. Place the rings in the frying pan over medium-high heat.
  4. Once the rings are hot, pour the batter into each ring until it is slightly more than half full.
  5. Cook for about 10 minutes, lowering the heat as needed to prevent burning, until the tops are cooked and the classic pores and holes are present with the bottoms lightly browned.
  6. Remove the crumpets from the rings.
  7. Flip the crumpets over and cook the other side for another minute or two until golden, or toast them instead.