Crumpets

We’ve had crumpets in the States before and enjoyed them. But there is something about crumpets that have been heated in a toaster with a special “Crumpet” setting. As you may have guessed, our toaster here has just such a setting. Crumpets are a traditional tea bread made with a yeast dough and cooked in rings on a griddle. For those of you who have never seen them, each one looks a bit like an English muffin half, but with the bottom looking an awful lot like a pancake, the middle being sponge-like, and the top full of holes. I don’t remember if I’ve ever made crumpets, although they don’t sound too hard. Fortunately, we can buy them ready made in the grocery store for about 10 cents apiece. Then it’s simple to reheat them in your toaster – preferably using the crumpet setting. It’s also important to note that the crumpets need to be placed in the toaster in the proper orientation, with the tops facing inward. The crumpet setting causes only the elements in the inner side of the slot to come on, thereby producing the perfectly toasted result.

It may be a bit of sacrilege, but the kids love them with peanut butter and golden syrup. They are convinced that the latter, being a British product AND pictured on the package, is appropriate. It’s the peanut butter that may be at issue. At any rate, we all love them.