Crumpets?

[Kevin]

My wife loves to bake. She’s really, really, good at it too.

Aside from this forum, I sometimes read another BBQ forum, and it’s ok, but I don’t read it very much. People like to post pictures of their cooking, first raw meat, the. Cooked meat, and then on a plate. They usually finish with a close up picture of a half eaten piece of meat, or hamburger. Something like that.

It’s really disgusting.

BUT! One guy from Australia cooked some crumpets a while back. I told my wife and she took it as a challenge to perfect crumpets. Which are a cross between an English muffin and a pancake.

On the BBQ forum, not many people knew what a crumpet was, or had even heard of them.

We were talking about the differences between the people on the gun forum, vs the BBQ forum. And I thought I’d ask here about crumpets.

 

[Kevin]

And by the way, I appreciate it here where nobody posts close up pictures of half eaten sandwiches.

I’ve thought of posting a series of pictures on the BBQ forum, ending with an “after shot.” I.e, the “steak” after I’m done and it’s in the toilet.

 

[WAYNO]

My wife rolls her eyes at me.

I refer to any small pastry as a crumpet. I do know better, but the term is so useful, even used incorrectly. :mrgreen:

 

[Bob Wright]

I've heard of crumpets, mostly by way of ole movies, but don't know what they really are. But they sound so English!


Bob Wright

 

[Wyandot Jim]

How bout a spot of tea to go with your crumpets Ole Chap.
After all it is close to Afternoon Tea time

 

[Kevin]

Thank you! It looks like most people here know what crumpets are. By the way, you can buy them at Trader Joes.

The people on the BBQ forum seem younger than here, which is funny that almost nobody over there had heard of crumpets.

I do believe they are English.

I refer to any small pastry as a crumpet. I do know better, but the term is so useful, even used incorrectly. :mrgreen:

This is funny!

 

[wwb]

Crumpet..... isn't that what Louis Armstrong played ?

 

[coach]

I know what Tastykake butterscotch krimpets are and always thought crumpets must be similar. A little google action and I couldn’t be more wrong. It seems they are more like English muffins that you slather with butter and jelly.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

I saw some crumpets on one of those British baking shows. They are about the size and shape of a small pancake but the texture is like a biscuit or English muffin. ...and I think they are served with jam.

 

[eveled]

I did not know. But my wife three kids and my in-laws all knew. Go figure.

 

[Kevin]

I saw some crumpets on one of those British baking shows. They are about the size and shape of a small pancake but the texture is like a biscuit or English muffin. ...and I think they are served with jam.

Yes, that is exactly correct. My wife bought some of those baking rings. They sit flat on a griddle, and then the crumpet stays round and is an even thickness. This helps it cook evenly. Flip once and they are delicious. We had them for breakfast.

 

[bogus bill]

Beats pictures of those smoked rats at the wet markets in china.

 

[Big Old Boy]

We get them from the grocery store, English muffins.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Here ya go:
Crumpet
Description
DescriptionA crumpet is a small griddle cake made from an unsweetened batter of water or milk, flour and yeast, eaten in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia. Wikipedia

 

[Johnnu2]

And here I was thinking: "strumpet".....
I answered 'yes'

 

[nrobe50]

Beats pictures of those smoked rats at the wet markets in china.

whats wrong with a smoked rat? At least I know what that is. Have no idea on the crumpet.

 

[Rick Courtright]

How bout a spot of tea to go with your crumpets Ole Chap.
After all it is close to Afternoon Tea time

Hi,

Thanks for answering my question before I asked, Jim: on whether crumpets go with morning tea (11 a.m.) or afternoon tea (4 p.m.) Dont want to serve them at the wrong time, and be criticized for being a poorly educated common peasant, ya know!

Rick C

 

[win1894s]

Trader joes has pretty decent crumpets.Not as good as those when i was a kid in england.

 

[Montelores]

It's also a British slang expression...

:shock:

Monty

 

[contender]

I answered yes,, but I must confess. I was raised in a restaurant,, AND my Dad believed in us learning a lot about different foods. And as such,, I have an extremely diverse enjoyment of all kinds of foods many don't enjoy!

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Not to be confused with a scone, which I as best I can tell is sort of an English version of a biscuit. But then a biscuit in England is basically what we'd call a cookie, or a tea cake. Words and terms and their varied used are fun.

 

[WAYNO]

Okay. This thread caused me to examine just how much English blood I have in my veins.

Went to Amazon and found a set of six crumpet rings. Amazon has everything!

A couple experiments were in order. The first time, my wife said yuck, as it was just a thick and doughy pancake.

Today I changed it up. I added some vanilla, a little sugar, and made my Krusteaz pancake batter extra thick. I cooked them longer than last time, and although I filled each ring just half-way, the mix rose to the top of the rings while cooking.

They are still not much different than an extra thick pancake, but with the added sweetness and flavor from the sugar and vanilla, they can be eaten without syrup. Of course, syrup , jelly, and/or butter would make them even better. Today I made a couple perfectly round fried eggs in the same rings, to go with my crumpets. The English would probably not approve of eggs and crumpets.





Bottom line...It's sure easier and faster to make pancakes than it is crumpets. What were the Englishers thinking?

 

[gramps]

I use an wide mouth canning jar ring, oiled upside down to cook my egg. That way they are just the right size to put on my Grand biscuits, with my spicy sausage patty!
Yumm!
gramps, who didn’t know what a crumpet was ;(

 

[Seminole Wind]

A friend at work said she was going to have tea and trumpets.

 

[Acorn]

How bout a spot of tea to go with your crumpets Ole Chap.
After all it is close to Afternoon Tea time

Hi,

Thanks for answering my question before I asked, Jim: on whether crumpets go with morning tea (11 a.m.) or afternoon tea (4 p.m.) Dont want to serve them at the wrong time, and be criticized for being a poorly educated common peasant, ya know!

Rick C

I don’t think either would be incorrect. As long as you extend your pinkie finger