what are crumpets?

Question

i bought some today for the first time but dont know what 2 eat them with...i mean what catogory do they come in sweet or savoury?

Answer 1

A crumpet is a cake made from flour 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. There is also a similar German word, krumm (from Middle High German krump, krum) which means bent, this is also a possible root for the word crumpet since many English words have Germanic roots.

The crumpet is circular in shape (usually; long and square varieties also exist) and has a distinctive flat top covered in small pores. 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. They differ from the English Muffin, which is cooked on both sides, in that the dough is usually more moist to start with, so that a muffin ring may be required to hold the batter's shape.

Crumpets are served hot, usually with butter. Other popular accompaniments include jam, Marmite, marmalade, honey, Peanut butter, cheese, Golden syrup or Vegemite (Australia). Typically, several crumpets are bought together 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.)

Answer 2

I think the only way to really eat a crumpet is grilled and buttered. Never herd of anyone eating them with sweet toppings but have herd of them with cheese spread on or poached eggs. Hope you enjoy them, very yummy and morish.Somone else said they are a pastry but they are actually a dough.

Answer 3

I like when the crumpet is buttered and a little flaky, just out of the oven, with some milk :D

Answer 4

You can just pop them in your toaster, then spread with butter.......yum!

or...

You can spread a lil marmite on, then cheese and put them under the grill.....Oh heaven (or close)!

or...

Toast lightly with a lil butter and jam????

Think it's more savoury than sweet.....oooh, but I do like a lil crumpet from time to time!!!!;¬]

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Answer 5

I am a Scott living in Arizona. I have an English friend who lives here too. We can not agree on exactly what a crumpet is. It seems that it depends where you come from - dictates what you think a crumpet is.

Don't even get started on what is a pancake.

Answer 6

English crumpets have a smooth brownish bottom and a holey topside. Personally I toast mine then am heavy handed with butter/margarine and eat them with a good wedge of cheese. WARNING: I like these so much I now weigh 18 stone and am only 5' 7" tall.

Answer 7

Crumpets are Bloody lovely! Try them plain with butter, or with Jam. I love them with slices of extra mature cheddar chees placed on them fresh from the toaster with lashings of butter. Peanut Butter is also good on them.

Answer 8

Savoury they are a kind of bread based thing. Toast them and put lots of butter on mmmmmmmmmm nice.

Answer 9

I have seen both sweet and savory varieties, and they are just a pastry thats served with an entree, or as a small meal on its own. They are simmilar to English muffins here in the U.S.
Heres a site with more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumpet

Hope I helped!
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Answer 10

A crumpet is a cake made from flour and yeast