Jax Crazy Easy Crumptes

I made these once as an experiment and they turned out even better than I thought. I made some substitutions which paid off. The trick is to cook them VERY VERY slow on very low heat. I used a cast iron pan which holds heat well. This was adapted from here which says it makes 16 crumpets if you use a 3" cookie cutter. Don't make them without a cutter unless you want one the size of your pan.

• 1/2 cup warm water (105° - 115°)
• 2 teaspoons sugar or honey
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 cups pancake mix (I used Buttermilk flavored)
  
• 1 1/2 cups milk

1. 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. You want to keep the temperature of this at about 105 deg F. I actually put mine in the oven set to 105 deg F.
2. 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. (Avoid cooking them too quickly.) The top should be full of holes when they are ready to turn.
3. Remove the crumpets from the rings, turn, and brown the other side, if desired, for a minute or so. And so on until you are done with the batter.

Mine turned out great though I think I put some extra sugar in the mix if I wanted a sweet treat. They are not sweet and require something like jam to make them that way...much like pancakes. They were great fresh! Crispy and chewy all at the same time. We put them in a ziploc bag over night and the next day they were as I remember them from stores, some what gummy but still tasty with jam.