Crumpets

Name: Crumpets
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 1/4 cups warm milk; 1/2 cup warm water; 1/2 tsp baking soda; Butter, for greasing the rings

10 servings25 min prep20 min cookMedium

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Crumpets

Story updated September 18, 2026

Crumpets are a British griddle bread with origins possibly tracing to medieval times, though the modern spongy, yeasted crumpet with its characteristic holes developed more distinctly in the 19th century as baking soda and other leaveners became common.

Ingredients

Scale:· 10 servings

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups warm milk
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 tsp baking soda
Butter, for greasing the rings

Instructions

1Whisk flour, yeast, sugar, and salt, then whisk in warm milk to form a thick batter.
2Cover and let rise 1 hour, until bubbly.
3Dissolve baking soda in the warm water and stir into the batter.
4Grease crumpet rings (or clean tuna cans) and set in a hot buttered skillet.
5Pour batter into rings and cook 8-10 minutes, until the tops are set with holes.
6Flip and cook 2-3 more minutes to lightly brown.

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