English Muffins. Homemade English Muffins Anyone Can Make. This recipe turned out to be a winner and it's actually quite simple. Simply mix the ingredients in a stand mixer and let the dough rise, then shape and cook.
This recipe has all the little tweaks I've made. Homemade English muffins are fun to make, delicious, and cost just pennies each. They're complete breakfast heaven to me, especially when turned into a breakfast egg. You can have English Muffins using 7 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of English Muffins
- It's 1 cup of milk.
- It's 1 of egg.
- You need 3 tbsp of butter/shortening, melted.
- It's 3 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
- It's 1 1/2 tsp of yeast.
I hope you enjoy this easy English Muffins recipe! Once you've made your own English muffins, you'll never want to buy them again. Factor in a couple of hours proving time to get Paul Hollywood's easy version ready to go on the griddle. English muffins have always been "a thing" for my family.
English Muffins step by step
- Heat the milk and leave to cool until lukewarm..
- Stir in sugar and yeast, then let it stand until frothy. This will take about ten to fifteen minutes..
- Combine the dry ingredients and pour in yeast mixture. Mix on low speed..
- Add the egg while mixing..
- Turn the dough out into an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise in a warm place (inside a microwave, for instance)..
- Lightly flour the surface of your working and turn the risen dough onto it..
- Knead until smooth, adding flour as needed. The dough should not stick to your fingers too much..
- Separate into mounds of prefered sizes and flatten into rounds, or use a cookie cutter to cut out circles.p.
- Place the rounds on a parchment lined tray dusted with cornmeal..
- Leave to rise for half an hour, or until it uas doubled almost twice in size. The muffin dough should feel like baby earlobes when pressed after risen..
- Heat a girdle and pour a little oil..
- Toast the muffins on each side until golden brown. Be careful not to burn them..
- Bake in preheated oven at 190℃ for ten minutes so that it is crispy..
- With a fork, poke the sides of the muffin AMD break it open carefully. Don't use a knife or there won't be any nooks (little holes where the jam and/or butter seeps into) in your muffins..
- You can sandwich ham and egg and cheese between them also for a homemade mcmuffin (●^o^●).
If you walked into the pantry of my If you've never made English muffins at home before, they are one of the BEST breads to make. Nothing can beat them straight off the griddle or gently toasted. No oven required & perfect for breakfast or snacks! Well, English muffins are one recipe that gets both cooked and baked! Once the dough has been shaped and has had it's final rise, it's cooked in a cast-iron skillet before it hits the oven.