Whether you fancy sweets or appetizers we have a little of everything here to make your tea party perfect!
Tea and Crumpets Recipe
1/2 cup warm water
2 teaspoons sugar or honey
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups milk
In a large bowl, stir the sugar or honey into the warm water. Sprinkle the active dry yeast over the top and let it sit until it bubbles about 5 minutes.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and let it sit for about half an hour in a warm place.
Grease a griddle or frying pan and the crumpet rings or cookie cutters. Place the rings on the cooking surface and preheat all.
Pour about 3 tablespoons of batter into each 3" ring and cook over medium-low heat until set, about 10 minutes. Do not cook too quickly. The top should be full of holes when they are ready to turn.
Remove the rings from the crumpets, turn, and brown the other side, if desired, for a minute or so. Repeat until all the batter is used.
When toasting make sure you're using something to heat just one side when splitting. Serve with jam, butter or both. We love Earl Grey, plain, you can add fresh slices of lemon and honey if you prefer!
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oooooh! I want to come for tea!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Kathy! I want to be invited to your tea party, Claudia...yum!
ReplyDeleteMe three!!! I'm in - save me a seat at this table. We'll gossip all afternoon.
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia - great contribution to the big tea party!
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What a great tea party! Were you wearing your tea party hat? :)
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ReplyDeleteWonderful cause and your tea party dishes looks so pretty and delicious!
ReplyDeleteSave me a seat as well! Everything looks beautiful claudia! Your pics look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia! I love crumpets!This tea party looks fantastic. Your other dishes look just delicious. Love this cause!
ReplyDeleteHi Claudia! I love crumpets! Yours look delicious and so does the rest of your recipes. Such a wonderful cause:)
ReplyDeleteWonderful tea party!
ReplyDeletei want to drink a cup of tea with you !:)what a great party!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of hosting a tea party. Even better if its for a good cause!
ReplyDeleteAwesome tea party. Can you send me the invitations.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, Claudia! I wish I could participate!
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Fantastic tea party menu for a fantastic cause!
ReplyDeleteYour crumpets look wonderful! I love them but haven't had them in forever. Now I'm craving some! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat delicious eats for a tea party - I love those crumpets! Thanks for doing this for a great cause!
ReplyDeleteso glad you jump on as this is one great cause and one great feature with your tea party.... don't know if I have ever had crumpets, if I did, guess I didn't know it, but these sure look good
ReplyDeleteCan I come over :) love your tea party food and tea set is beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteOoooh all those yummy treats in one place?! Oh my goodness... Claudia, you never disappoint... amazing!
ReplyDeleteglad you did this too! :)
ReplyDeleteI love having tea parties and I never made crumpets before. These look easy and a fun change from my usual scone.
ReplyDeleteClaudia-You really went out of your way to make this memorable tea party for such a tremendous cause.
ReplyDeleteI would love to come and join you for your tea party. Yumm!
Beautiful job. That tea party would be a huge hit in my house. What fun!
ReplyDeleteNow this is a tea party...where is my invite :)
ReplyDeleteOMG claudia, am I invited ? I don't care and I'm coming over right now. hahaha... Frankly, we women need a constant check up now & then. We never know! Thanks for sharing. Hope you're enjoying your day.
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Everything looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic tea party spread, Claudia! Wowza! I hope you win the Foodbuzz tea party contest Top 9! You've got my vote!!
ReplyDeleteLovely tea! Love all the scrumptious morsels. Learned something too about crumpets! Thanks for dropping in with your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful cause, Claudia! Love your crumpets. YUMMY!
ReplyDeleteYvonne
great cause and wonderful tea and crumpets!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware of Kelly's tea party. I went and visited. Thanks so much for getting the word out. What a great cause. And you did so in such splendid style!
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I love the whole thing, and can I say, your tea cups are just adorable!
ReplyDeleteyour tea party is so inviting. wonderful dishes. thanks for sharing Claudia
ReplyDeleteI would love to join in your tea party! May I? :D
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