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An Ode to the English Muffin
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I can't begin to tell you how much trouble I've gotten into by virtue of my inexplicable inability to differentiate between crumpets and strumpets.
No.
Gentlemen, I give you ...
... deep-fried bacon-wrapped butter.
... deep-fried bacon-wrapped butter.
I'm so confooosed.
I always want a bit of crumpet.
It's back bacon, eh. Only hosers and Murricans call it Canadian bacon.
Captain Kirkov.
According to no less an expert than the mighty Nick himself, both can get a dollop.
I'll never run out of material.
Never.
Or strumpets.
Do they serve strumpets at a Vicars and Tarts party?
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- #71
I need to fall asleep, so I can wake up and make The Trifecta.
Meanwhile in New Zealand.
OK lads, here is a video of how I think 'English' muffins should be made. I would go so far as to say this is almost exactly the way they were made in Colonial times. As you will see, they bear a direct kinship to a crumpet. Not exact surely but first cousins I'd wager.
Variations exist of course and you will find loads of YouTube videos showing a much drier dough being kneaded a lot and rolled with a pin. No, no, no. You may get a nice griddle bread but you ain't gettin' a decent muffin. Not with the generous nooks for butter like these make you crave. Anyroad, eat what you like and enjoy it. This is just my preference.
Variations exist of course and you will find loads of YouTube videos showing a much drier dough being kneaded a lot and rolled with a pin. No, no, no. You may get a nice griddle bread but you ain't gettin' a decent muffin. Not with the generous nooks for butter like these make you crave. Anyroad, eat what you like and enjoy it. This is just my preference.
I'm thinking I need to grab a pack of muffins this week and indulge a bit, after following along this thread. lol
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I need to find some crumpet rings
I agree. Sounds like the Sun Source for butter delivery vehicles. Fresh and warm out of the pan......
I hear a lot of talk, but I don't see a lot of recipes.
Ok, what's the ideal size and material for a crumpet ring? I've found tin plated, aluminum, and stainless, in various sizes. 3" to 3.5".
it is an oddity, why do I long for them when I walk by; but leave them for another day when I see them in the home frige?
How to cook the perfect … crumpets
Now have to figure out "strong" flour, and "plain" flour. Two peoples separated by a common language.........
Now have to figure out "strong" flour, and "plain" flour. Two peoples separated by a common language.........
