For the Crumpet:
- 200ml Milk
- 50ml Water
- 10g Fresh Yeast
- 1/2 tsp Caster Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 150g Strong Bread Flour
- 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

Olivier Certain
Great dish for the pub, captures the autumn season with a selection of wild mushroom on top of a warm crumpet
Crumpet
Gently warm the milk, mix into the yeast, sugar, and water, leave in a warm place for 15 minutes to rest
Mix together the flour, bicarb and salt, make a well in the centre and mix in the yeast mixture with a whisk
Cover and set aside for 45 minutes
Grease the rings and cook over a medium heat for around 5 mins, remove the rings and flip over to cook the top for 1 minute
To Serve
Lightly saute the wild mushrooms, add seasonal greens, seasoning, cream and parmesan reduce until a sauce like consistency
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