On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:06:03 +0200, "Mousse" >
wrote:

> I've found a near-perfect crumpet recipe. After trying many recipes, the
> recipe I use now (see below) results in crumpets that taste like they should
> and have an abundance of holes. The only problem is that the crumpets remain
> slightly spongy inside, as if they are not done yet. I have tried many
> things, like:
>
> - cooking them much longer, 8 minutes instead of 4 (until they are nearly
> black...), and toasting them much longer
> - making them much thinner, so they should be done sooner
>
> However, this doesn't really help. The crumpets remain spongy inside.
>
> Who can help me improve this recipe and make it perfect?
>
> =================
>
> The recipe comes from Masterchef Australia, which is for crumpets with green
> eggs and ham:
> http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes...e-crumpets.htm
>
> Ingredients
>
> 7g sachet dry yeast
> ¼ teaspoon castor sugar
> 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water
> 130g ‘00’flour
> ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
> 1 ½ teaspoons coarse sea salt
> ¼ teaspoon bi-carb soda
> ½ cup lukewarm milk
> Butter for cooking
>
>
I haven't made crumpets very often, but it has never occurred to me
that they could be anything less than delicious. I have several
recipes, but have only used one or two of them. Comparing yours to
what I have the only real difference I can see is your cream of
tartar. I have one recipe that calls for it, but I have no idea what
purpose it's supposed to serve and I'm sure I used a straight forward
recipe, like the Helen Graves site.

Take a look at these recipes and see if you can glean anything from
them.

http://helengraves.co.uk/2010/01/cracking-crumpets/
http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/crumpetrecipe.html
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/crumpets-recipe

Here's the one with cream of tartar
http://www.europeancuisines.com/Engl...rumpets-Recipe

This group is international in scope, but a high percentage of the
regular posters are American. I'd suggest posting your question in
the UK Food + Drink.misc group.

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