Made Crumpets!

[Barriehie]

I'm sure I've had these chef's rings for ages, decade plus at least, and don't recall using them... Somewhere I tripped over, probably here, crumpets and decided to try and make some. I searched and there's a thread that Morning Glory replied in with a link to a crumpet recipe. I made half of this and got six.

My batter is looking pretty good!

All I could find on flipping was just that so the first three got flipped w/out the ring and here's that. The back three.

Not sure what they're supposed to look like but they're pretty airy!

Since they're supposed to be flipped with the ring now I know what this is for.

I used the 3" rings and put 1/4 cup of batter in each one. They're too tall to fit in my toaster but that's not an issue with other appliances to toast them.

Pretty good they are! 😋

(Need to get the bubbles on the surface...)

 

[badjak]

Looking good!
You need one of those old fashioned toasters like I have. Not a pop up one.
I'll pos a pic tomorrow if I remember

 

[Barriehie]

Looking good!
You need one of those old fashioned toasters like I have. Not a pop up one.
I'll pos a pic tomorrow if I remember

Thank you!

I've got a toaster oven thing that'll work. The rings are almost 4 cm tall so I get they won't fit in a bread slice toaster; I've even got a wide one.

 

[JAS_OH1]

They look really good! I was wanting to use sourdough starter, of course. Did you follow that recipe from BBC and use yeast or did you sub out your starter?

I got really confused awhile back when trying to figure out the difference between a crumpet and an English muffin. Most sources stated crumpets don't get flipped but English muffins do, and that English muffins were a spin on a crumpter that were actually created in NY and introduced to the UK in the 1990s--and over in the UK they just call them muffins, but here they call them English muffins to differentiate between our cupcake-like muffins and the muffin/crumpet thingy...I guess in the end all that matters is if you like them or not! And I can't imagine not cooking the top part anyway. That doesn't make sense to me.

Couldn't you cut them in half like an English muffin to fit into your toaster? I have a toaster oven (air fryer combo appliance) and don't even have a regular toaster.

 

[Barriehie]

They look really good! I was wanting to use sourdough starter, of course. Did you follow that recipe from BBC and use yeast or did you sub out your starter?

I followed that recipe but divided everything by 2. I added the "accelerator step" of letting the bowl of batter rise in my oven preheated to 170 °F first. It took an hour for the first rise and that last 20 min. with the salt and baking soda it really took off, probably quadrupled easy.

I got really confused awhile back when trying to figure out the difference between a crumpet and an English muffin. Most sources stated crumpets don't get flipped but English muffins do, and that English muffins were a spin on a crumpter that were actually created in NY and introduced to the UK in the 1990s--and over in the UK they just call them muffins, but here they call them English muffins to differentiate between our cupcake-like muffins and the muffin/crumpet thingy...I guess in the end all that matters is if you like them or not! And I can't imagine not cooking the top part anyway. That doesn't make sense to me.

I don't see how you could cook them evenly w/out flipping. They're pretty tall!

Couldn't you cut them in half like an English muffin to fit into your toaster? I have a toaster oven (air fryer combo appliance) and don't even have a regular toaster.

I could; just dropped one on there to see this go around.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I followed that recipe but divided everything by 2. I added the "accelerator step" of letting the bowl of batter rise in my oven preheated to 170 °F first. It took an hour for the first rise and that last 20 min. with the salt and baking soda it really took off, probably quadrupled easy.

I usually cut recipes in half also.

I don't see how you could cook them evenly w/out flipping. They're pretty tall!

I guess if you didn't fill the ring as full? Last time I made English muffins I skipped the rings, but the time before I used them and I didn't find them helpful. But looking at your photos and the BBC article this recipe makes a much looser batter so they would have to be put into rings. Also the English muffin recipe I used didn't call for the baking soda. I think I might just have to give this one a go, so thanks for posting that!

I was never much of a baker before I joined this forum. It's a new world to me!

Edit to add that with the English muffin recipe used I cooked them on the stovetop in a flat skillet with a lid on.

 

[Barriehie]

I usually cut recipes in half also.

I guess if you didn't fill the ring as full? Last time I made English muffins I skipped the rings, but the time before I used them and I didn't find them helpful. But looking at your photos and the BBC article this recipe makes a much looser batter so they would have to be put into rings. Also the English muffin recipe I used didn't call for the baking soda. I think I might just have to give this one a go, so thanks for posting that!

I was never much of a baker before I joined this forum. It's a new world to me!

Like me making crumpets and buying malt vinegar... 😄

 

[JAS_OH1]

Like me making crumpets and buying malt vinegar... 😄

Now I have loved malt vinegar on beer battered fish (and chips) since I was in my early 20s. I never really was a ketchup person (okay on burgers yeah). Growing up in the south (Florida panhandle on the Gulf of MEXICO) no one used malt vinegar, everyone used tarter sauce on fried fish and ketchup on fries. But there was this little British pub that opened up in my little town that had fish n chips on the menu and I loved going there and drinking stouts and having fish and chips. They had an amazing beer selection there with ales, stouts, etc. They unfortunately didn't last because that little town had a lot of people with little minds who couldn't embrace the idea of furriners bringing in odd foods and strange beers. Pity. The town has grown and come around over the past 40 years thankfully.

Okay sorry for getting off topic on your lovely crumpet thread!

 

[Barriehie]

Now I have loved malt vinegar on beer battered fish (and chips) since I was in my early 20s. I never really was a ketchup person (okay on burgers yeah). Growing up in the south (Florida panhandle on the Gulf of MEXICO) no one used malt vinegar, everyone used tarter sauce on fried fish and ketchup on fries. But there was this little British pub that opened up in my little town that had fish n chips on the menu and I loved going there and drinking stouts and having fish and chips. They had an amazing beer selection there with ales, stouts, etc. They unfortunately didn't last because that little town had a lot of people with little minds who couldn't embrace the idea of furriners bringing in odd foods and strange beers. Pity. The town has grown and come around over the past 40 years thankfully.

Okay sorry for getting off topic on your lovely crumpet thread!

👍

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

They look great, but I think they may be a bit thick for English crumpets. They're meant to be airy. The bubbles typically steal on one end so that they fill with butter when you eat them...

The shop bought ones I have in the freezer are about half the thickness of yours, barely 1cm thick. In the UK they're closer to ½ inch thick. It makes a difference. I prefer the slightly thicker ones. They're only vegan because I used soy milk.

Recipe - (Vegan) Crumpets (1)

Recipe - (Vegan) Crumpets (2)

+2

Vegan Crumpets (1)

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• 26 Sep 2019
• 11

Following The Guardian's Perfect Crumpets recipe.

Vegan Crumpets (2)

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• 26 Sep 2019
• 5

 

[Barriehie]

They look great, but I think they may be a bit thick for English crumpets. They're meant to be airy. The bubbles typically steal on one end so that they fill with butter when you eat them...

The shop bought ones I have in the freezer are about half the thickness of yours, barely 1cm thick. In the UK they're closer to ½ inch thick. It makes a difference. I prefer the slightly thicker ones. They're only vegan because I used soy milk.

Recipe - (Vegan) Crumpets (1)

Recipe - (Vegan) Crumpets (2)

+2

Vegan Crumpets (1)

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• 26 Sep 2019
• 11

Following The Guardian's Perfect Crumpets recipe.

Vegan Crumpets (2)

• SatNavSaysStraightOn
• 26 Sep 2019
• 5

I think using a 1/4 cup of batter for each ring was about twice as much, at least, as was needed. I'll adjust on round two!

Thank you SNSSO!

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

WOW Barriehie those looking stunning!!!
I'd probably just fork-split them open, give `em a toast, put tons of salted Butter and maybe some jam or honey on top and let it all melt into the holes & crannies.

 

[Barriehie]

WOW Barriehie those looking stunning!!!
I'd probably just fork-split them open, give `em a toast, put tons of salted Butter and maybe some jam or honey on top and let it all melt into the holes & crannies.

Thank you Kazza! 😄
I had two floating in butter when those were done and yes, homemade blueberry jam tomorrow!!!

 

[Barriehie]

Okay, had one split, toasted, buttered, and loaded with blueberry jam for dessert. Now they're worth make ahead and freeze things. Full recipe next time!