Aunty Florence's crumpets
are made in minutes with ingredients you'd probably have in your pantry. A perfect solution if you've got nothing ‘in the tin’ when a friend drops in for tea. The problem is one always eats too many! If you can’t find Bextartar, substitute self-raising fl
SERVES
12
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
10
MINUTES
Ingredients
225g white flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp breadsoda
1 tsp Bextartar (cream of tartar)
2 eggs
250ml milk
55g caster sugar
30g butter
Method
Sieve the dry ingredients into a bowl and rub in the butter.
Drop the eggs into the centre, add a little of the milk and stir rapidly with a whisk, allowing the flour to drop gradually in from the sides. When half the milk is added, beat until air bubbles rise. Add the remainder of the milk and allow to stand for one hour, if possible.
Drop a good dessertspoonful into a hottish pan and cook until bubbles appear on the top. It usually takes a bit of trial and error to get the temperature right. Flip over and cook until golden on the other side.
Serve immediately with butter and homemade jam or, better still, apple jelly.
