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    350 g plain flour (strong flour if you can get it, but I use ordinary)
    15 g of fresh yeast or 1.5 level tsp of active yeast
    300 ml tepid water
    1/2 level tsp salt
    1/2 level tsp bicarbonate of soda
    225 ml milk

    Sieve 175 g flour into bowl and add yeast. Make a well in centre and pour in the water. Beat well and leave to stand for 15 mins or so till frothy.

    Sieve the remaining flour, salt and bicarb of soda into a large bowl (the mixture rises quite a bit, so make sure it the bowl is a decent size). Make a well in centre and pour in flour and yeast mixture plus the milk. Mix to incorporate and then beat vigorously for five minutes using a wooden spoon.

    Cover and leave in a warm place for an hour or so. It will become a very bubbly, thick batter in texture.

    Beat for another two minutes to incorporate more air.

    Place a large (ideally non-stick) pan on a high heat and use kitchen paper to coat surface with oil. Also coat your crumpet rings (again ideally non-stick) with oil.

    Place the rings on the surface of the pan and leave to get very hot.

    Then fill rings to a depth of 1 cm with the crumpet mixture.

    Cook for 5-7 minutes till surface looks dry. Then remove the ring, flip the crumpet and do the other side for one minute. Remove and place on a wire rack to cool.

    Toast when you want to eat them.

    The recipe in theory makes 24 crumpets, so you might want to make half the recipe to save getting bored watching them cook the first time around. Either that or use a huge pan and lots of crumpet rings.

    Warning: the texture is what you'd expect but I find them a bit yeastier in flavour than shop-bought ones. Probably because shop-bought ones I've seen don't have any yeast in them.

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    Mans recipe ....
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    • #3
      Thanks SP !
      Much appreciated ....need to sort out some rings first though...

      Cad.....
      4 gallons of petrol, ferry crossing on foot/ car plus maybe taxi to supermarket!.... Flippin expensive crumpets!
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      • #4
        Id post you some over if you want Nicos
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Nicos View Post
          Thanks SP !
          Much appreciated ....need to sort out some rings first though...
          You can make them from tuna fish tins. Cut both top and bottom off, works a treat but grease them well, crumpet mix sticks like...
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Nannysally99 View Post
            Id post you some over if you want Nicos
            What a really kind, sweet offer!

            I'll try using tins as Scarey suggests!( what's the best thing to oil them with?)

            Thanks...but nah...it's OK....but thanks for thinking about me NS - much appreciated! xx

            .....it's funny but you eventually get used to drooling about certain foods you can't get here.
            I go through phases.
            Mostly things like bacon,crumpets,flavoured bagels,pork pie,custard cream biscuits, jammy dodgers,digestive biscuits, Carr's water biscuits,cream crackers,hobnobs,crumbly local cheeses, cheesecake ( I make my own) take aways, corned beef ( have you noticed how unhealthy most of those things are?) but mostly I miss live yoghurt with more than one bacteria in it ( yep...something healthy! )
            But- I always make sure though I have enough Yorkshire tea bags to sink a ship!
            The list goes on.....

            I wonder what other peeps living abroad miss the most?
            Last edited by Nicos; 20-05-2016, 01:23 AM.
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Nicos View Post

              I'll try using tins as Scarey suggests!( what's the best thing to oil them with?)
              I think I just used olive oil, knowing me, it was whatever was closest to hand I think I might try with butter next time.
              A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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