The recent posts on crumpets got me thinking that I had not made them
for a few months. They seemed like a good idea for a cold, wintry
morning. Since my new JoC doesn't have a crumpet recipe I went online
and printed on up. It was a little different from the old on. It
called for activated yeast. I only had fast acting, so it was going to
have to do. Maybe it was too old, but the yeast just never really worked
much. The batter was much denser than my old recipe. It glooped out
slowly and over filled the rings. The never developed the nooks and
crannies that are the hallmark of crumpets. They tasted okay but the
texture was a flop.