English Muffins…a recipe
I cannot believe I haven’t ever attempted to make these. Actually, I shouldn’t say ‘attempt’ because even though there are a lot of steps, they really are an easy thing to make. Homemade English muffins. With your preserved jam from the summer’s harvest of strawberries or with a drizzle of local honey, it is a keeper of a recipe.
The taste difference from store bought is amazing.
trust me
try this recipe and you’ll never buy store bought again
(my favorite way of eating these is with a cooked egg, some fresh cream cheese, spinach and a sprinkle of sea salt for breakfast)
enjoy!
English Muffins
{ makes 12 }
Ingredients:51/2 cups all purpose flour*
5 teaspoons fresh, active dry yeast (or 2 pkgs. active dry yeast)
2 cups milk (I use whole/raw milk)
1/4 butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
a bit of cornmeal in a shallow dish
Directions:
Combine 2 cups of the flour + the yeast in a mixing bowl. In a small saucepan heat milk + butter + sugar + salt until 120* warmth. (too much heat, and you’ll kill the yeast) Add to flour mixture on low speed and beat for 30 seconds, scraping down the sides when needed. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes and using your dough hook, or a wooden spoon, stir in as much as the remaining flour as you can, a 1/4 a cup at a time.
Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface (if using a mixer for this step, use the dough hook attachment) and knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that ends up smooth and elastic (this will take 8 minutes by hand, and 6 minutes by machine). Shape dough into a ball, and place in a lightly buttered bowl. Cover with a dry towel. Set in oven on middle rack. On a rack underneath, place a narrow baking dish with boiling water. Let rise for 45 minutes – 1 hour (or until doubled in size).
Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and cover with that dry towel and let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Roll out the dough to 1/2″ thickness, and using a 4″ round cutter, cut 12 muffins (re-rolling and cutting scraps). Dip both sides into a bit of cornmeal, cover, and let rise in a warm place, until very light (about 30 minutes).
On an non-greased skillet, cook muffins for 25 – 30 minutes on low heat, turning every 5 minutes (make sure the bottoms are not browning…if so…turn heat to the lowest setting). Cool thoroughly.
*please note: you can make these whole wheat English muffins by substituting 1 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup cracked wheat for the 2 cups of the stirred in all purpose flour.
xo + blessings,
Anne Marie
What a perfect recipe to try Anne Marie! I may even try it in sour dough
. I love your idea for breakfast, too! Yum.
~Julia
Can’t wait to try this. They look so yummy!
I love homemade English muffins. It is really a big difference between homemade and store-bought.
Wonderful inspiration. I love the suggestion for breakfast! ALSO your new sit is so beautiful!
ok my friend…I have always wanted to make these. You have just given me my weekend baking assignment…thank you so much….happy weekend…planting a little bit of spring in my outdoor pots this weekend…the weather has been amazing here. xoxo
These look so wonderful! I have never tried making homemade English muffins, but I have thought about it many times. I think you may have just convinced me!
these look amazing. i love english muffins…either with peanut butter or eggs. yum.
Thank you, Anne Marie, for being YOU, for your delicious recipes, for standing for all that is good and worthy and beautiful. Am going to try the English Muffin recipe! Janet
I can’t wait to try these out. Do they have the ‘nooks and crannies’ like the commercial ones?
They look delicious..
A quick hallo!!!
This muffins look delicious and your new graphic is amazing!
Congratulations.
Fra
p.s. I miss you!
I had never even considered making english muffins from scratch! I will definitely being trying this! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
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