For some reason growing up I always thought crumpets were some hard, bland thing only old people ate. It wasn't until a few years ago that I looked up what they were and I wanted to try them since.
I used eggs rings, since nowhere around here sells crumpet rings, which has the added benefit of being able to make perfectly matching eggs.
We have crumpets here in NZ. They are a bit like English muffins, but a little more egg-y, and a little less flour-y. My toaster has a "crumpet setting" that toasts one side more than the other. I never use it, because I can never remember which side toasts more. We have scones too, they are very similar to what an American would call a bisquit. (In NZ, a bisquit is what an American would call a cookie).
Have you ever had what they call a scone in Utah?
I went to sundance and had one of these.
¡¡ it is deep fried bread dough!!
I am up nights wondering how they make crumpets.
That seems unfairly delicious. Reminds me of a staple Mennonite treat around here, Rollkuchen.
that is how these religious folks get you. with pastries. :)
A crumpet looks like an english muffin but it's name evokes some sort of brass instrument. What does it taste like? Also, nice plate/china.
It's very soft on the inside, especially fresh out of the pan, and quite porous allowing it to soak up a lot of butter. You can kinda see this in the recipes - I used this one for english muffins - where the crumpet is the consistency of pancake batter and english muffins are cut from a firm dough.
Dude, crumpets sound like they are worth trying. I just said to my wife, "we should start making our own bread", she agreed enthusiastically. I'm going to start making it part of my Sundays. Thanks for the unintended inspiration.
No problem! I've just started planning on making my own bread as well, even told my wife I want a pizza stone and pizza peel for my birthday. I've been reading Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day which has a nice method for making mixed dough which lasts for up to two weeks. Going to try a first batch this week sometime.
What a great link, I was just browsing the site and it looks fantastic. Do you have their cook-book or do you just use their site? I think I'll try my grandmothers bread recipe first, then I was planning on asking cliffelam for his -I know he's an avid bread maker. Then, I want to learn how to make the perfect brioche. -The perfect bread.
King Aurthur No Knead Bread. Easy peasy. Except I use gold medal bread flour as it's as good (or dang close) and 50% the price. KA is employee owned and that's groovy, but Gold Medal seems to produce a profit at half the price. Hmmmm. Anyway, good bread. Let them eat cake.
Thanks a bunch! Here's the recipe if others are interested. It does sound pretty damned easy.
I got their cookbook so I'll be starting with that. Brioche is definitely something I want to try to make as well, along with the amazing cranberry loaf I had at the Westin Bayshore on my honeymoon.
I love Westin's. The "heavenly bed" always puts me out like a light. When I travel, I always try to stay at one, even if it's a bit pricier nothing beats a good nights sleep. Good luck with the cranberry loaf, you'll have to share that recipe and how it turns out.