How to make Paul Hollywood's chocolate crumpets from Great Celebrity Bake Off

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Great Celebrity Bake Off’s Paul Hollywood divided viewers on Tuesday night after he asked contestants on the show to create “six chocolate crumpets with a rich black cherry jam”. Luckily, Hollywood has shared his secret recipe to creating the perfect chocolate crumpets and accompanying black cherry jam. “A twist on a classic, these crumpets are best served warm from the griddle and spread with butter and black cherry jam,” the The Great British Bake Off's recipe states. “If you can’t eat the crumpets all at once, allow them to cool, store them in an airtight container, then toast to reheat.” Paul Hollywood’s chocolate crumpets with black cherry jam Ingredients For the crumpets: 75g plain flour 75g strong white flour 25g cocoa powder 7g fast-action dried yeast ½ tsp caster sugar 175ml warm whole milk 75ml warm water ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp salt sunflower oil, for cooking & greasing For the cherry jam: 200g frozen black cherries, defrosted 100g jam sugar ½ tbsp lemon juice 1 cinnamon stick butter, to serve You will need: Flat griddle pan 6 crumpet rings, greased Method Step 1 – Make the crumpet batter.