Crumpets

Name: Crumpets
Yield: Serves 6 (Makes 3 Large Crumpets)
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces/142 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) bleached, cake flour; 2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 3/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1 1/2 cups, warm water (105 to 110 degrees), divided; 1/2 teaspoon, vegetable oil; , Salted butter and jam or creamed honey

Desserts or Baked Goods
Side Dishes
Main Courses
Appetizers
Great Britain
Breakfast & Brunch
Easter

By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2020

Holey and spongy, crispy and chewy, crumpets can be hard to find in the United States. Homemade versions have fallen short — until now.

SERVES 6 (Makes 3 Large Crumpets)

TIME 50 minutes, plus 40 minutes resting

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