Crumpets v1.8

1 tsp yeast
1 tsp sugar
1/3 cup warm 105-115° water
Mix together and set in warm place for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.

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1/3 cup warm 105-115° milk
4 tbsp butter
1 egg
Mix together until butter is soft

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1 1/4 cup cake flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp gluten
Mix together, then add yeast mixture and then the milk mixture.

Blend until a batter like texture forms. Cover and put batter in a warm place for 45 minutes.

mix 2 tsp baking powder and 2 tbsp of water together and stir into dough.

Coat oil on a heavy skillet or griddle, set on low. Oil three or four cooking rings, or large mouth mason jar bands, and place on skillet. Ladle just under 1/4 cup of batter into each ring. Cook slowly, covered with lid or aluminum foil. Remove when top of crumpet is solid.  Mine cooked for about 9 minutes.

Note to self:  Cake flour = pancakes.  Try 1/3 c.  cake flour next time