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====Crumpets==== | |||
A '''crumpet''' is a savoury/sweet [[bread]]-type snack made from [[flour]], [[milk]], water, [[salt]], [[yeast]] and [[salt]]. It is eaten mainly in the United Kingdom. | A '''crumpet''' is a savoury/sweet [[bread]]-type snack made from [[flour]], [[milk]], water, [[salt]], [[yeast]] and [[salt]]. It is eaten mainly in the United Kingdom. | ||
Crumpets are generally circular though rectangular varieties also exist. They have a distinctive flat top covered in small pores and a resilient, slightly spongy texture, being very porous. Crumpets on their own are bland and so are generally eaten hot with a topping (usually [[butter]]). Other popular accompaniments include [[cheese]] which may or may not be melted on top of the crumpet, a [[poached egg]], jam, [[Marmite]], [[marmalade]], [[honey]], [[peanut butter]] and maple syrup (not all of them at the same time of course). | Crumpets are generally circular though rectangular varieties also exist. They have a distinctive flat top covered in small pores and a resilient, slightly spongy texture, being very porous. Crumpets on their own are bland and so are generally eaten hot with a topping (usually [[butter]]). Other popular accompaniments include [[cheese]] which may or may not be melted on top of the crumpet, a [[poached egg]], jam, [[Marmite]], [[marmalade]], [[honey]], [[peanut butter]] and maple syrup (not all of them at the same time of course). | ||
====Pikelets==== | |||
A '''pikelet''' is similar to a crumpet, but thinner and sometimes irregularly shaped. However, the meaning of pikelet varies: in some regions of Britain it traditionally refers to a crumpet (in the the West Midlands, for example), a [[muffin]] or teacake in other geographical areas. | A '''pikelet''' is similar to a crumpet, but thinner and sometimes irregularly shaped. However, the meaning of pikelet varies: in some regions of Britain it traditionally refers to a crumpet (in the the West Midlands, for example), a [[muffin]] or teacake in other geographical areas. | ||