You can easily identify a crumpet by small holes covering the top. Cooks achieve this by using a loose batter made with milk and baking soda. English muffins are never made with milk, so the mixture is usually more of a yeast dough or sourdough than a batter, giving them more of a bread-like texture. Crumpets are never split when served, while English muffins almost always are. English muffins are actually not English at all.
As long as they are able to deliver melted butter and delicious jam, both have a place at our breakfast and brunch tables! Follow us on Instagram. Meghan is a full-time writer exploring the fun facts behind food. She lives a healthy lifestyle but lives for breakfast, dessert and anything with marinara. English muffins and crumpets are not considered a dinner food, although if you disagree, no judgment here. Additionally, they both have all those wonderful nooks and crannies to catch the salty goodness of that golden melted butter and sweet jam.
But it's at this point when all the subtleties come into play that distinguish the crumpet from the English muffin. What are they? The difference between crumpets and English muffins really boils down to a few distinct ingredients, how they are cooked, and the primary meal they've become linked to.
While strongly associated with England, crumpets are believed to have come from Wales via British Corner Shop. Crumpets are made with milk, which isn't used to make English muffins, and baking soda, which is only sometimes used for English muffins. These ingredients create a loose batter that results in a spongier texture than English muffins. Because the batter is loose, crumpets must also be made using crumpet cooking rings. We love tea as much as coffee and the notion of afternoon or high tea is not as alien as it might be to, say, an American.
In fact, a clipped British accent over here would scarcely raise any eyebrows while the same person with an American accent would promptly invite questions like "how long were you living in the States? So are British scones and American biscuits the same thing? They're very similar, though American biscuits tend to be neutral flavoured or savoury, while British scones are usually on the sweet side and commonly studded with dried fruit.
American biscuits are traditionally served with gravy and fried chicken or with bacon and eggs for breakfast and scones are most often taken with tea in Britain, and in many of its former overseas territories.
The basic ingredients for both are pretty much the same; flour, fat, raising agent, salt, sometimes sugar, and a liquid to bind, as is the basic preparation method.
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