How do they make crumpets??

[Anila]

Just a totally random question, only cause im eating them right now, but how do they make crumpets, how do they get them so holey and light and fluffy?

Im assuming its not a bread dough, and ive thrown the packet outs so cant read the ingriedients.

has anybody worked in a factory that made them?
can u shed some light on my tastey question???

[kimmi]

Subbing... I want to know too now!

[Ahurani]

I was going to say

Geez woman Safeway have them 2 for $2. Don't waste your time hahha

But yes alas I don't know lol

[Anila]

LOL Ahurani, yes woolies have them here too for that price, i had some for breaky and now my late lunch consited of them too lol

I wanna know how they are made!!

[toomanyshoes]

We visited a commercial bakery in primary school and I remember seeing them made but can't remember how!

Surely there is a youtube video, its got everything else lol

[Catherine]

LOL! I was thinking this just the other day, as I ate a crumpet!

[Shades]

It's a thick batter cooked in a ring in a frying pan... When the top is visibly full of bubbles it's flipped briefly. Or is that too simplistic for what you were after?

[Anila]

Lol Shades, that sounds like pancakes to me lol mmmmmmm

[{sarah}]

Strangely enough, on Sunday afternoon I saw the show Sydneysider & they were cooking crumpets on a BBQ in the bush. I can't find a website for them to post the recipe though. They look yum, much thicker than the shop ones, but pretty much the same otherwise.

[toomanyshoes]

I plenty of homemade crumpet videos on youtube but I can't find a commercial/factory one

[Shades]

I think the batter is much thicker for crumpets.

[Just Me]

We make our own crumpets

The batter is like a runny bread mix and it is left to rise for an hour but it is basically made with flour, water, salt, sugar, oil and yeast. Once it has risen, we mix in bi-carb and water mixed together and then it is cooked in butter in a frying pan. I use egg rings to get the shape right.

As it cooks the holes appear on the surface and that's when you know they are done. Since I don't toast mine before eating them I just flip them for a couple of seconds to toast the top, but the idea is that the crumpets cook without being turned.

[Anila]

cool thanks, so basically what shades said in how to cook it, and u cook it like pancakes lol

[MrsBexie]

I have always wondered this!!! Just me, it's cool you make your own! Do they taste like the store bought ones?

[nickle730]

Aaaahhhh.... illusion spoiled!

I always imagined a factory filled with strong, handsome young men, all armed with skewers and delicately poking the holes in the top of my crumpets. Eating them will just never be the same again.

[AnyDream]

I know the answer to this!!! They are a cross between a pancake batter (ie with baking powder) but they also have yeast in them.

ETA - Just me - I"m *very* impressed!!! Can we have your recipe please, so we can all try it??

[MamaPan]

I make them too....will post recipe when I have few mins
Kids love them!,,

[ezymay]

Aaaahhhh.... illusion spoiled!

I always imagined a factory filled with strong, handsome young men, all armed with skewers and delicately poking the holes in the top of my crumpets. Eating them will just never be the same again.

Hee hee that's an interesting image lol.