how are crumpets made?

Answer 1

4 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3 cups water, lukewarm
1 tsp dry yeast
Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, yeast and salt into a large bowl.
Add water, be until smooth.
Crumpets can be cooked in a lightly greased frying pan or electric frypan; if using frypan, pre-heat to 260 F.
Lightly grease some egg-rings, put them in pan to heat through.
When hot three-quarters fill the rings with batter.
Allow to cook over a low heat for approximately 10 minutes or until surface is covered with holes.
Remove the rings.
Cover the pan, and cook a further 2 - 3 minutes or until the surface is set. Remove from the pan, cool on a wire rack.
When cold, toast and serve with butter.

Answer 2

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.)

Delia Smith lists the following ingredients as being sufficient for 16 crumpets:

* 12 fl oz milk (355 ml)
* 1 tbsp yeast
* 1 tsp caster sugar
* 1 tsp salt
* 8 oz plain flour (227 g)

It is worth noting that the recipe contains no egg, and that most variations contain no sugar.

The crumpet should not be confused with the sweeter English muffin.

Answer 3

in the crumpet factory

Answer 4

It's yeast mixture similar to bread dough (but runnier) that is cooked on a griddle rather than in the oven.

Answer 5

Check this out
http://www.lunched.co.uk/Breads/crumpets.html

Answer 6

http://www.aboutfood.co.uk/articles/recipes/recipe-20.html

Answer 7

Try some of these recipes
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=295
http://www.recipezaar.com/135356
http://www.lunched.co.uk/Breads/crumpets.html
http://www.recipezaar.com/667
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/1958/crumpets.html
http://thefoody.com/baking/crumpets.html
http://www.recipelink.com/mf/0/56006
hope this helps :)

Answer 8

its a simple battermix, as it rises, it creates teh traditional holes... and my nan told me i had to eat around the holes..how gullible we all were 45 years ago...

Answer 9

good question - i often wondered how they got all the holes in them...

Answer 10

Tiny little elf's! With golf shoes...OBVIOUSLY!