Crumpets

 I tend to make these on a Sunday morning as that is when we get a bit of a yearning for a simple brunch. They are so easy to make and way better than shop bought, I like mine with a teeny bit of butter and Marmite ..... we're all different :) 

Ingredients

175g Strong White Flour

1/4 Teaspoon salt

Small Pinch Caster Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda

1 Teaspoon Dried Yeast

125mls Warm Milk

150mls Warm Water

Nice Quality Butter

1. Sift the flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Make a small well in the centre and add the yeast. Gently pour in the warm milk and water, ensure it is not too hot or you'll kill the yeast.
2. Bring the flour from the outside of the bowl into the liquid and mix until you have a batter. It is quite thick  but if too thick you can add up to another 100ml of warm water. Cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about an hour - it will have almost doubled in size.
3. Heat a non-stick frying pan  over a medium heat and add a little butter. Stir the batter and then pour into circles in the pan  - I have little crumpet rings for this - . Turn down the heat and cook for 10-15 minutes
4. Once the batter is dry on top place a little butter around the edges of the crumpets and then flip over and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Thats it, turn out and serve with whatever takes your fancy, honestly.

Now this recipe is the same that I use for my enormous crumpet ( thank you Gordon Ramsey ), it works equally well for normal sized crumpets and is absolutely foolproof.