Tea and Crumpets: Perfectly Imperfect Crumpets & Tea Time

Ingredients

• 225g (8 oz) strong white bread flour (plus extra for dusting)
• 5g (1 tsp) salt
• 5g (1 tsp) caster sugar
• 7g (2 tsp) fast-action dried yeast
• 300ml (1 ¼ cups) lukewarm milk
• 150ml (⅔ cup) lukewarm water
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• Butter, for greasing
• Vegetable oil, for greasing
• Butter, salted or unsalted, for serving
• Jam, marmalade, honey, clotted cream (optional), for serving
• Loose leaf tea (English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Darjeeling)
• Fresh milk (whole or semi-skimmed)
• Sugar or honey (optional)
• Lemon slices (optional)