A Tale of Two Crumpets (Warburtons Crumpets)

Member Name: Zmugzy

Product:	Warburtons Crumpets
Date:	28/05/09 (124 review reads)
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Advantages: A filling snack

Disadvantages: Potentially fattening.

Warburtons crumpets come in a yellow and white package with six crumpets stuffed inside. For me that means three filling snacks as I generally prefer two crumpets per session. Once opened you'll find the surface of a crumpet to be a pale doughy colour although underneath they have a brownish flat bottom. They possess a thick doughy texture that is highly absorbent and slightly bouncy. This can become a little rubbery if you leave them for a few days after opening. According to the manufacturers Warburtons crumpets are thicker than others on the market. They're nice to hold. In fact I always find it a pleasurable experience to just take two crumpets in each hand and just squeeze them slightly.

Warburtons crumpets are designed to be one of the easiest and most convenient foods to cook. They are ideal for a warm and tasty filling snack at anytime of the day. Just pop them under a grill or plonk them into a toaster and add butter. Under a medium grill they should take about 4 to 5 minutes until they are golden and crispy. This might take a bit of practice to get right because it is sometimes difficult to detect if your crumpet has been sufficiently toasted especially as they already possess a brown toasted colour on the bottom. Pulling out your crumpets, giving them a squeeze and realizing they're not ready can sometimes be disheartening.

Warburtons round thick crumpets are perforated with holes on the top designed to allow whatever you spread on top to sink deeply into the interior. Like bread it is really down to your imagination as to what you add to your crumpet. Typically melted butter is the most popular topping but you can also try them drizzled with honey or syrup or with chocolate spread. Sometimes I prefer them with a more savoury topping and melted Danish blue cheese with slim slices of pineapple is one of my favourites. It's amazing how much melted butter a single hot crumpet can soak up. If you overdo it however, this can lead to over flow or a soggy crumpet where the butter or jam will drip through from the base leading to a sloppy eating experience. But crumpets do have one advantage over many other snacks in that they don't produce too many crumbs when eaten.

Eaten alone these crumpets don't have that much of a taste, a slightly doughy flavour at most. Culinary enjoyment comes from what you spread on top of them. I find crumpets to be one of the most surprisingly filling foods. They don't look much when you plonk two of them on a plate but by the time you're half way through the first, you might find your stomach already feeling stuffed. I was surprised therefore to read on the packet that each of these crumpets contains less than 1% fat, that amounts to 0.4g of fat and 100 calories per crumpet. Nevertheless, I don't think crumpets are the most nutritious of foods and most of the calories will come from you consume will be in the cheese, jam or butter that you apply to the crumpet. There is no doubt that if you're feeling peckish, a couple of crumpets should fill the hole.

Summary: Crumpets can fill you up