Do the English still a eat Crumpets?

Question

This year? Last week? This millennium? Ever?

What with ?

Answer 1

Crumpet also has a sexual meaning to the English. So eating crumpet has a double meaning. And I'm sure a lot of them are still eating both!

Answer 2

Crumpets

Theres nothing like a bit of crumpet apparently. I like to smear them in butter and then lick it off... but thats enough of my sexual fantasies (ha ha ha). I've pinched this recipe from Gary Rhodes and adapted it very slightly.

You need - for 10-12:
450g of flour
1.5 sachets of easy blend yeast*
tsp salt
water as necessary
butter

* The yeast is very important in this recipe as it is what gives the crumpets those characteristic holes, so I may consider using 15g of fresh yeast. But dried yeast should be fine.

Sift the flour, salt, and yeast into a bowl. Gradually mix in enough water to make a batter with the consistency of thick glue or something. Cover it and stick it in the fridge for 20 mins for the yeast to activate and to rise a little.

In the meantime grease a few metal rings with the butter.
(If you haven't got these rings you can either, make some from a tin can [more trouble than it's worth, and be carful not to cut yourself if you do], use a metal pastry cutter, or cook the crumpets in the smallest frying pan you have, well greased).

Once the batter has risen, put a pan with a thick base over a medium heat, and place the metal rings in it. Ladle in about 1/2 an inch of the batter, and watch as the crumpets take shape. This should take around minutes.

Remove the crumpets from the rings, and serve whilst still warm with whatever takes your fancy.

Answer 3

Yes, and here's how to make them:

Take 8 oz strong plain flour
Salt to taste
1 tablspoon dried yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 pt milk
2 fl oz water.

Heat milk and water to hand heat, stir in sugar and dried yeast, and leave until it develops a good frothy head.
Sift flour and salt into a bowl, make a well in the centre, and pour in the frothy yeast mixture.
\work the flour in graduallyand then beat until you have a smooth batter.
Cover with a tea towel, and leave to stand in a warm place until bubbles appear on the surface and your batter has become light and frothy.
Well grease the inside of egg rings and arrange in a well greased frying pan or skillit, over a medium heat.
Spoon about a tablespoon of batter into each ring and allow to cook for about 5 minutes. Bubbles will rise to the surface, and the batter will set.
Lift off the rings and turn the crumpets over, cook on the second side for 1 minute only and remove from the pan.
Cool on a rack, and repeat until all batter is used up.
To serve the crumpets, toast them lightly on both sides and serve dripping with butter, honey, jam, or whatever you fancy.
They are also nice fried with bacon etc.

If you don't have egg rings, drop spoonfuls of the mixture into a medium hot well greased frying pan, the resulting crumpets will not be as thick, but taste similar, and are then, in certain parts of the country known as Pikelets.

The cooked but not toasted crumpets freeze well.

Answer 4

Yes, Crumpets are big in New Zealand at the moment. Mostly toasted with butter and dripping with honey. Crazy english people calling them pikelets - we have those too but they are completely different to our crumpets.
Also one bakery has just launched Crumpet toast, which is basically just thick slices of very holey bread - not really like actual crumpets, but still crispy and yum!

Answer 5

Yes, the English still eat crumpets and the best way is to toast them on both sides, spread with good quality Welsh butter, spread with thick cut orange marmalade and top with a slice of grilled bacon. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmy !

Answer 6

Of course they do, I always eat crumpets. I toast them and butter them. Sometime I add scambled egg on top or cream cheese spread with honey. They are delicious to eat. They are so yummy. They are nice for a quick and easy breakfast. In fact thinking of getting some today now :o

Answer 7

I'm English and yes,we eat crumpets in our house-with butter,marmite,strong cheddar cheese on top and grilled with some pepper or hot west indian pepper sauce,scrummmmy after a night at the pub!

Answer 8

Not just the English. Crumpets are good with honey that melts all the way through them

Answer 9

YES - English people eat Crumpets - but many Crumpets are under- toasted and eaten flabby and some are burnt and eaten Black!! Some are toasted just right and then they are left to sit and eaten cold - Ugh!!!

Answer 10

I love crumpets...nice hot crumpets with butter, jam and peanut butter. they must be the most delicious thing to eat in the world especially when you are hungry. Yummy yummy yummy nice food for my tummy lol