Crumpets

Traditionally baked on a griddle or straight onto the hotplate of the range cooker, crumpets and pikelets can be made from the same dough with the addition of a little more water for the pikelets, but the method is a bit different. Pikelets are baked like thick pancakes and crumpets are baked in a ring so that you get higher, pillowy cakes. They are both often baked in advance and sold per piece or per stack so that you can heat them up at home. The British like to toast crumpets, either in