English Muffins Or Crumpets

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (for crumpets) or 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (for english muffins)
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup lukewarm water

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup water, sugar, and yeast. allow to sit until mixture is foamy. add warm milk and salt, then stir in flour. beat mixture hard for 5 minutes, then cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 3 hours or until very bubbly. it's okay if it rises and collapses; just proceed to next step.
• 2 dissolve baking soda in 1/4 cup water. gently stir into batter. cover again and allow to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• 3 grease griddle and english muffin rings (a.k.a. crumpet rings). heat griddle over low heat for 10 minutes. place rings on pan and spoon about 1/4 cup batter into each. for english muffin batter, spread slightly with spoon to fill ring (crumpet batter will do so on its own).
• 4 for english muffins, allow to cook for about 5-8 minutes or until bottoms are golden. flip and cook other side, removing rings as you do so, for another 5-8 minutes or until both sides are nicely browned. remove from pan. continue until all batter is used.
• 5 for crumpets, cook for about 8 minutes without flipping, until tops are pale but dry and full of holes and bottoms are golden brown. remove from pan and rings. continue until all batter is used.
• 6 cool on wire rack.
• 7 to serve english muffins, split and toast. to serve crumpets, toast without splitting. serve either with plenty of butter and jam or other desired toppings.