May 23 - Lowveld

Text: MELLISSA BUSHBY
Breakfast in bed with a pot of relaxing
and aromatic freshly brewed tea and
swoonworthy home-made crumpets
is the perfect start to a lovely day for
your mum. Have the kids haul out
the ingredients and do the mixing,
pouring and drizzling, with a little
help from a grown-up when it comes
to the cooking.
Crumpets are versatile; they can be
covered in healthy fruit and nuts or
enveloped in ribbons of whipped
cream, indulgent butter, or oh-soyummy
honey.
An afternoon of pampering
Run a bath with a few drops of
essential oils added (rose and
chamomile reduce anxiety, and
lavender, bergamot and sandalwood
help with relaxation), put on your
mum’s favourite music, pour her a glass
of bubbly and let her sit back and relax
while you whip up a batch of cookies.
Easy enough for the kids to make and
dads will also ace this recipe.
Scrumptious crumpets
Ingredients
• 2 1/2 cups white flour • 400ml
warm water • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder • 1 sachet
dry yeast
Method
Pour the water into a bowl, add the
yeast and stir for a few seconds.
Add the flour, sugar and salt and stir
lightly, then add the baking powder
and stir again, but don’t over-mix.
Cover the bowl with cling film and
leave to rise for at least an hour.
When there are little bubbles all over
the batter and it has risen by around
10-15%, it is ready. Heat a frying pan
to a medium temperature. Add a
knob of butter and swirl around the
pan to melt. Stir the batter, then
scoop up about a 1/3 cup in a ladle
or cup and gently pour into the pan.
Repeat this 3 times so you have 3
crumpets cooking at a time. Don’t
overcrowd the pan. Cook for about
10 minutes. When little bubbles start
forming on top of the crumpets
and they have firmed up, you can
flip them onto the other side and
repeat the process for about 20 to
30 seconds. Repeat until the batter
is finished.
To serve, pile your yummy treats
onto a plate and slather them with
butter, drizzle golden syrup or
honey over them, and/or scatter a
handful of berries and nuts (we love
blueberries and walnuts) on and
around them.
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