What is a crumpet?

Question

Are crumpets just bread type stuff?
How are they made?

Just finished one, mmm yum yum. x x x

Answer 1

have a look here:

http://www.lunched.co.uk/Breads/crumpets.html

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Answer 2

crumpet

[KRUHM-piht] Hailing from the British Isles, crumpets are small, yeast-raised breads about the size of an English muffin. They're made in crumpet rings (also called english muffin rings), which are 4 inches in diameter and about 1 inch deep. The rings are made of stainless steel and typically sold in packages of four at gourmet kitchenware shops. If you can't find them, substitute scrupulously clean 61⁄8-ounce tuna cans with tops and bottoms removed. The unsweetened crumpet batter is poured into the crumpet rings (which have been arranged on a griddle), then "baked" on a stovetop. The finished crumpet has a smooth, brown bottom and a top riddled with tiny holes. Crumpets are toasted whole (unlike english muffins, which are split) and spread with butter or clotted cream and jam, as desired.

Answer 3

An English crumpet is a cake made from flour or potato and yeast. It is eaten mainly in the United Kingdom, but also in the nations of the Commonwealth. In Scotland, the term is used for a large thin teacake, made from the same ingredients as a "Scotch pancake".

The term dates back to 1694 and may refer to a crumpled or curled-up cake, or have Celtic origins relating to the Breton krampoez meaning a "thin, flat cake" and the Welsh crempog, a type of pancake.

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The English Crumpet
The crumpet is circular in shape (usually; long and square varieties also exist) and has a distinctive flat top covered in small holes. It has a resilient, slightly spongy texture and a rather bland flavour which, when eaten hot with a topping (usually butter), together make crumpets crisp on the outside and very succulent on the inside. Crumpets are one of the mainstays of the English breakfast table.

Crumpets are served hot, usually with butter. Other popular accompaniments include jam, Marmite, honey, or cheese. Typically, crumpets are bought in packets and toasted.

A pikelet is similar to a crumpet, but much thinner and sometimes irregularly shaped. (However, the meaning of pikelet varies: in some regions of Britain it traditionally refers to a crumpet, muffin or other teacake. In Australia and New Zealand it refers to a Scotch pancake.)


In Scotland a crumpet is made from the same ingredients as a Scotch pancake, and is about 180 mm (7 inches) diameter and 8 mm (0.3 inches) thick. They are available plain, or as a fruit crumpet with raisins baked in, and are not reheated before serving. The ingredients include a raising agent, usually baking powder, and different proportions of eggs, flour and milk which create a thick batter. Unlike a pancake, they are only cooked on one side, resulting in a smooth darker side where it has been heated by the griddle, and a lighter side with holes where bubbles have risen to the surface during cooking.

This is the normal kind of crumpet in baker's shops, tea rooms and cafés, though the English type of crumpet is often obtainable in supermarkets in addition to the Scottish kind.

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Slang term
In the UK, "crumpet" has been used since 1936 as a slang term for a woman (or, more recently, a man) regarded as physically attractive. This slang usage also has vulgar applications, as it is sometimes used to describe female genitalia. Historically "Crumpet" has also been used as a non-sexual term of endearment.

Answer 4

Also known as a pikelet or scotch pancake. They are pretty much basically bread but are cooked in a special way. Below is a basic recipe - also try grilling them with some cheese on top or some jam if you have a sweet-tooth!

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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7 1/8 ounces Strong white flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
3/8 cup Milk
2 1/8 teaspoons Dried yeast
1 pn Bicarb of Soda
Fat for frying



Strong white flour is the type bakers use for bread dough. High in gluten in makes a good risen batter or dough. In England we have 'Crumpet Rings' which are metal, about 3" in diameter. These are placed into a fry pan and act as moulds while the crumpet cooks. Crumpets can be anywhere between 2"
and 5" in diameter.

Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Gently warm the milk to just hand hot and sprinkle on the dried yeast. Leave to stand for 10 or 15 minutes until frothy. Add the yeast mix to flour and beat to a smooth batter. Cover with a damp cloth and leave to stand in a warm place for 45 minutes, or the batter has doubled in size. Dissolve the bicarb in 15ml of warm water and beat it into the batter. Cover again and leave to stand for a further 20 minutes. Place a 3 inch metal pastry cutter into a hot greased fry pan. Pour in about table spoon of the batter to cover the base
thinly. Cook until the top is set and the bubbles have burst. Remove it from the ring, turn the crumpet over and cook the other side for 2 or 3 minutes only. It should just colour slightly. Cool on a wire rack. Eat them now, or leave to go cold and toast them until brown on both sides. Spread with lots of good butter and enjoy:)

Answer 5

There are two different kinds of crumpet.

There are the sweet kind which are like pancakes but with a thinner batter so they so they are larger & get bubbly holes all over them and then there is the savoury kind which is made with a slightly thicker batter but cooked slowly, again so all the bubbles go through them!

When I say bubbles I mean the air thats went through the batter and gives it a bubbly texture.
Both are seriously YUM!!!

Answer 6

An English crumpet is a cake made from flour or potato and yeast. It is eaten mainly in the United Kingdom, but also in the nations of the Commonwealth. In Scotland, the term is used for a large thin teacake, made from the same ingredients as a "Scotch pancake".

The term dates back to 1694 and may refer to a crumpled or curled-up cake, or have Celtic origins relating to the Breton krampoez meaning a "thin, flat cake" and the Welsh crempog, a type of pancake

Answer 7

They are a type of pancake but has yeast added in the making of the mixture, cooked on a flat bed and spooned into a small ring to keep it's size and shape, only cooked on one side, they can be reheated under a grill or in a toaster, enjoy with a large knob of butter, let it soak into the crumpet, try with fried eggs and bacon, or anything that takes your fancy

Answer 8

You could think of a crumpet as similar to a pancake.

Check the source for more info

Answer 9

A crumpet is a bit on the side.

Answer 10

Just a cooked dough or an attractive woman! "A bit of crumpet".

Hope she tasted good to you!

Answer 11

Crumpets are baked batter, they are really easy and quick to make, go for it! Try:
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/home-made-crumpets,1587,RC.html
or
http://www.west175productions.com/gfseason3/recipes/recipe003.htm