I was gifted the Women's Day encyclopedia of cookery as a young adult. One Christmas, I tried the Crumpet recipe. It called for 1 cup milk and 3 cups flour, making a stiff bread dough. But then it says to "beat" rather than knead after each rising and pour into muffin rings. Well, that wasn't going to happen with a stiff dough, so I baked it as bread. Pretty good (like Challa with lots of butter and egg).

Next Christmas, I doubled the liquid to 2 cups, figuring it was a typo. This allowed actually beating the dough after each rising, but still wouldn't pour into the muffin rings. So I scooped it with a 1/4 cup measure and dropped into the rings. This resulted in something like an English muffin, but softer and richer and slightly sweet. It was a hit.

After more research, I learned that there should actually be 3 cups liquid (yes, it was a typo). But everyone insisted that I had to make it the same way - the 2 cup version. It became a family tradition on Christmas. I did try actual crumpets, but meh, if you're going to make pancakes, the baking powder version is as good and much quicker.