crumpet/english muffins

**joycenalex** · 07-19-2009, 09:31 AM

....so what is the difference? curiously, joyce

**kuhio98** · 07-19-2009, 11:33 AM

Absolutely no clue.

Come on Pt'ers..... Somebody out there must know.

**sirrahbed** · 07-19-2009, 01:36 PM

Funny to see this because this week I bought crumpets! I do not know how they really compare but I noticed that the crumpet was softer and sweeter than my usual english muffin. The texture was more like a pancake or muffin I think, and it did not toast up crispy. Also it did not have the cornmeal dusting I am used to. Now, I will be curious to know what the difference rally is by someone who knows!! It tasted yummy though!

**Freedom** · 07-19-2009, 02:17 PM

Yup, Deb got it. I buy both at the market, the crumpets are lighter, fluffier, not as dense. So they hold melted butter, jam, etc and soak it up more!

Both are YUMMY!!!

**Medusa** · 07-19-2009, 03:28 PM

I've always called English muffins crumpets but I didn't know there was a difference until just a little while ago when I saw crumpets in the dairy section at my supermarket. I was going to buy some but didn't. Now I have to.

**pomtzu** · 07-19-2009, 03:39 PM

Where's all our U.K. friends? Isn't tea and crumpets an English thing?

I always thought they were kind of like a cross between and muffin and a bagel, and sweet.

But then - what do I know? Obviously nothing about crumpets!

**carole** · 07-19-2009, 03:38 PM

Well I buy both regularly in my weekly groceries, down under they are completely different, in looks and taste. I have one of each in fridge and freezer right now.

A crumpet is an airy type product with a hard base, they are 99 per cent fat free, and i just pop them in the toaster, with a bit of jam on them, yummy, probably my lunch today.

Crumpets can be toasted too of course and used for other things, like mini pizzas, they are much more solid and come in different flavours, like spice and fruit,cheese etc,they are 98 per cent fat free,they do have similar ingredients in them, but they taste completely different.

They are both delicious and fit in with my WW very nicely.

**Taz_Zoee** · 07-19-2009, 01:35 PM

Well, they look the same to me. But here is what wikipedia says about them.

A crumpet ( krʌmpɪt (help·info)) is a savoury/sweet bread snack made from flour and yeast. It is eaten mainly in the United Kingdom, but also in the other nations of the Commonwealth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crumpet

A muffin (US: English muffin), also known as a hot muffin, or a breakfast muffin, is a round, yeast-leavened form of bread almost always dusted with cornmeal. It may be eaten at breakfast in North America and Australia, but may be served as an afternoon meal in England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffin_(English)

It looks like a crumpet has a sweetness to it while an English Muffin is just bread.

Maybe other PTers with some actual experience with both can enlighten us.