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DH asked me a simple question. "What do they call english muffins in England?" "Crumpets? American muffins? Back muffins? Hockey pucks?" I guessed. He flashed me the eyeball that has "Good grief woman!" inscribed on the retina. Then went back to his violin forum where they are apparently discussing Duck, Duck, Goose, and english muffins. I went to google and started looking to see if I could find out the Answer.

Along the way I found this:

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Or made tiny:

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One could wish the recipe might be made tiny! I am used to recipes that do not give a serving size feeding 1 or 2. This one probably serves 68. I think my blood sugar rose just reading it.

By the by, so far as I can tell they don't actually have anything equivalent to english muffins in England. A fellow in Scotland from the violin forum told DH that the closest equivalent in the whole of the UK are shuffleboard biscuits. Thus my hockey puck guess was not too far afield.

NightMist

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They are just called muffins. However, so are the much bigger cake-like things (like blueberry muffins). So only by context would you now know which someone is talking about... You can buy them in packets at any supermarket, right next to the crumpets.

Hanne in DK

- but previously Wales, Scotland, England and US (not at the same time!)

Den 22-05-2012 22:24, NightMist skrev:

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Hanne in DK

OK, being from the UK, muffins are a type of bread that is split and toasted and served with butter and jam. American style muffins exist, which are the same as USA, but the smaller English version are called buns or fairy cakes, can be iced and decorated. Crumpets are similar to English muffins, except that are fried to cook (not baked) and are toasted afterwards and served with butter and jam. Crumpets are like a large, thick blini. As far as I know hockey pucks and back muffins don't really exist in UK.

Hope this helps :)

Janner France

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Roberta

American style English muffins are pretty much like the first kind of muffins you describe :-)

Hanne in DK

Den 23-05-2012 12:11, Janner skrev:

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Hanne in DK

English muffins are

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and crumpets are different and are

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There is a definite difference in texture and flavour. Muffins are like bread, crumpets are holy and spongy which allows for the butter to soak in.......

Personally, I prefer crumpets to muffins, but that could be because crumpets are harder to find here in the shops. Muffins keep longer, but because of their moist content, the crumpets only keep a few days. Crumpets are lovely toasted over an open fire in winter......

Janner France

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Janner

A muffin in England is a plain yeast bread product rather than a cake. It's an 'oven bottom' baked thing. Like this:

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They are usually split and toasted, and spead with butter and marmalade.

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Kate XXXXXX

Just found this

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English muffins are

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Janner

Nah... Crumpets in England look like this:

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They are made with a runny yeast levened dough, and cooked in rings to stop them spreading. Best toasted and eaten with butter and golden syrup melted into the holes!

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Kate XXXXXX

Oh Yes, crumpets are just delicious - with butter and honey dripping all over the place.

I LOVE THEM.

Di Having just had crumpets for breakfast.

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Di Maloney

So the Answer is that in England they call english muffins, muffins. Makes sense.

I've made yeast dough...uh, rounds? in a skillet before. Never thought to call them muffins though. DH is very fond of them though. In his family they fall under the culinary classification of "bitch bread", along with, black biscuits, hush puppies, corn pone, and assorted no fuss fried doughs.

NightMist

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NightMist

For those who may be unfamiliar with fine Canadian humor, the back muffin reference was riffing on a McKenzie brothers riff. They have a thing where they wonder if since Americans call back bacon Canadian bacon they call American cheese back cheese.

I am sure there must be a UK hockey team. It's just that nobody has ever heard of them.

NightMist

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NightMist

Hockey or Ice Hockey? We have both.

Lizzy

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Sally Swindells

Muffins are yeast based and baked, so not quite the same! Split after and spread with butter etc. Crumpets are fried in a skillet, but still not quite the same!

Haha, who'd have thought that there would be such a long discussion on muffins and crumpets, without using any of their innuendos......

Janner France

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Janner

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