My Brit friends, what do you call these type of muffins in England?

Septic shite.

Not a Brit, but that is similar to a pikelet.

Muffins.

For YEARS we couldn't even get them in England.

They're almost an American invention that as usual we copied.

English muffins are referred to simply as muffins in the UK. The U.S.-style muffins (a sweet quickbread) are sometimes referred to as American muffins, American-style muffins, or sweet muffins but usually only for clarity or branding purposes.

Okay, my little muffin?

The Muffin Man.

London 1930s.

What would the British call her?

They’re called English muffins.

If the English call those muffins, then what do they call crumpets? Is there any difference?

The Brits don't know how to bake American muffins. They're always doughy in the centre. They also don't get the American thing of buttering them and they never toast them.

If you come to England avoid them.

[quote]If the English call those muffins, then what do they call crumpets? Is there any difference?

Of course there's a difference, don't be stupid.

Just to be clear, R9, this is what Brits call an "American muffin"?

Yes - R11 in all its varieties, though sadly we don't seem to get Corn Muffins here. My personal fave, with butter and cheap Grape Jelly.

This is like the conundrum of what they call Canadian Geese in Canada, are they just geese?

There once was a man from Sydney

Whose wife gave him steak and kidney

But he preferred calf

So he cut her in half

Well he had to do something, didn't he?

Don’t ask what the Brits call French fries.

Cheeky bastards.

Tea cakes with raisins!

These are called "biscuits" in England.

British scones aren't the same as American scones either. They're actually more similar to North-eastern biscuits. I was under the impression English muffins were called crumpets in England, who knows where I got that from.

These are crumpets.

They're full of holes, so the butter and jam run onto your hands and up your arms.

Interior view.

How can I get some whatever they're called?

Have never seen a muffin in the UK.

Americans appropriated the word 'muffin' to justify eating cake for breakfast!

Do Americans have OVEN BOTTOM muffins? They are more like rolls than muffins but I love them.

A toasted ancient grain muffin with peanut butter and cheese does it for me.

[quote]This is like the conundrum of what they call Canadian Geese in Canada, are they just geese?

I don't know about Canada, but in America they're called Canada geese, not Canadian geese.

[quote]Interior view.

As if I want to look at the interior of your fucking crumpet.

In America they call these pancakes.

We call them American Pancakes but can't seem to work out how to make them properly.

[quote]As if I want to look at the interior of your fucking crumpet.

It's not all about YOU, dear.

Sorry, R2, but that is nothing like a pikelet! A pikelet (also known as a crumpet) is a griddle scone while a muffin is baked.

[quote] A pikelet (also known as a crumpet)

No, it is NOT.

[quote] is a griddle scone

I don't even know what the fuck that is.

Hey, R30 - YOU.KNOW.NOTHING.

r30 A pikelet IS baked on a griddle, or a girdle (if you're a Scot) as you say, but so are American "English" muffins, at least traditionally. God knows what they do to them in big industrial bakeries.

Some English muffin doughs, which contain yeast, are so soft that each portion of dough must be contained in a small ring mold, about the size of a 6oz tuna fish can, throughout baking, or the muffin flattens too much. If the dough is made stiffer, the rings are unnecessary.

Damn. I saw this thread and realized I had a package of Bay's English muffins in the freezer. So I thawed and toasted two of them, slathered butter and orange marmalade on them, and had two huge mugs of tea. Thank you, DL!!!!!

Canada geese are named after the man who discovered them.

Nothing to do with the country.

Honk.

[quote] Do Americans have OVEN BOTTOM muffins?

You should know that name will go over well on this board.

Samuel S. Thomas brought his recipe from England, creating a bakery in Chelsea on Ninth Avenue where the Episcopal General Seminary now stands. Later moved bakery to 335 West 20th, where a plaque commemorates "The Muffin House."

R28 I've had good resuots with this recipe.

Just to pile on, why not huh? Why do I see washers and dryers in the kitchen in pictures and soap operas from Britain? What’s up with that?

Thanks for that blocked link R 38....so satisfying.

Not that golden oldie again R39

The only time I’ve ever eaten a muffin like that is with my McDonald’s breakfast.

They are called French muffins. The French call them German muffins and the names move ever eastward. The Russians call them Chinese muffins. Go figure!

Hey R31, a crumpet IS also known as a pikelet (see Wikipedia: "Crumpets are regionally known as pikelets, a name also applied to a thinner, more pancake-like griddle cake:[1] a type of the latter is referred to as a crumpet in Scotland.")

BUT I'm totally wrong in that I thought muffins were baked when they are, in fact, also griddle / girdle scones -- as R33 correctly points out.

Crumpets are delicious but I would really like to bury my face in the buns of r36's pic.