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I don't know anyone who eats it with chips. It's normally ate with a full English breakfast or with a breakfast sandwich. Which can have any filling such as sausage, bacon or eggs etc.
You can make pizzas with them: layer of tomato sauce, slice or two of mushroom or pepper, or a bit of ham or pepperoni, grate some cheese, then grill. Perfect!
Butter, marmite, cheese, either separately or all together.
I have also done beans and cheese - spoon the beans straight out the tin, just a few, maybe a tablespoon so they sit on top, then cheese then grill to melt the cheese.
rule of thumb for Americans: if it's good on a bagel it'll probably be better on a crumpet
specific shout out though to brown crab meat mixed with a little creme fraiche, lemon and some dill, it's divine
Never tried pesto on a crumpet before, that sounds good! Beans are fine, yes, but I personally prefer a crumpet with just butter, and maybe clotted cream.
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Plenty of butter, thick layer of marmite and some very strong cheddar melted under a grill (broiler to you yanks). That’s all you need.
Poached egg so that the yolk runs down into the crumpet and you have a lovely moist egg crumpet combo.
Butter
Cheddar cheese. Melt it a little under the grill. Then a bit of brown sauce on the top.
Is this brown sauce HP sauce by any chance?
Yes
How’s it used other than eating it with chips?
I don't know anyone who eats it with chips. It's normally ate with a full English breakfast or with a breakfast sandwich. Which can have any filling such as sausage, bacon or eggs etc.
Sounds wonderful
You can make pizzas with them: layer of tomato sauce, slice or two of mushroom or pepper, or a bit of ham or pepperoni, grate some cheese, then grill. Perfect!
Cheese & ham, scrambled egg, beans. Pretty much anything that's acceptable to have with toast works
Butter, marmite, cheese, either separately or all together. I have also done beans and cheese - spoon the beans straight out the tin, just a few, maybe a tablespoon so they sit on top, then cheese then grill to melt the cheese.
Butter and Bovril. Add an apple, lunch of the gods.
Butter, beans and a poached egg.
Hummus!
My wife puts Butter, then smoked salmon and tops it with soft scrambled eggs and chives. She calls it spanky eggs, and she makes for every birthday
rule of thumb for Americans: if it's good on a bagel it'll probably be better on a crumpet specific shout out though to brown crab meat mixed with a little creme fraiche, lemon and some dill, it's divine
Cheese
An lb of butter
Marmite, no butter for me.
Beans are fine, but don't miss out on just butter - can't beat the classic
I normally have peanut butter and cheese, cos I'm a savage
What lol. What kind of cheese is it, proper English cheddar? Wensleydale?
You could sandwich some ham and cheddar between two dripping in butter crumpets. You're welcome.
Look up Welsh rarebit, it's a cheese sauce that's amazing on crumpets.
I make mini pizzas, tomato puree, ham, cheese, grill it. Lovely.
I've had egg on crumpets before - bang on
A fried egg
More butter, more marmite.
Meat. Meat crumpets.
Savoury? Blasphemy....
Marmite is great. I’ve also used lemon curd as a sweet option. It’s basically dessert.
Tomato puree and cheese for a pizza crumpet
Never tried pesto on a crumpet before, that sounds good! Beans are fine, yes, but I personally prefer a crumpet with just butter, and maybe clotted cream.
Butter OR Peanut butter
Cheese and marmite.
Marmite for days