homemade english muffins!

[nvmommyx6]

Oh, these were so danged good!!!
I'll post the recipe and pic's, they turned out a little small so next time I will use a larger cutter to cut the dough!
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Put ingredients in the machine in the order listed.
Start the dough cycle. When the cycle is finished.
Sprinkle corn meal over your work area. Use your hands to pat the dough into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle.
Turn the dough so that each side gets lightly coated with cornmeal. Cut into 8 to 10 rounds.
Place the rounds on a baking sheet, cover and let rise for 20- 30 minutes--until not quite double. Heat a dry cast iron skillet or griddle medium heat Cook the muffins about 5 to 7 minutes on each side. They should be golden brown when you turn them.

[nuisance26]

~They look yummy! I've been wanting to make some of these myself but every recipe I've seen instructs 20-30 minutes of cooking time in a dry skillet. I don't have that much time to stand over the stove! Now I think I may be able to try them too. Oh btw, it looks like you used a knife to cut the muffins. You're supposed to poke a fork into the side of the muffins and carefully pull them apart so that the surfaces have lots of nooks and crannies.~

[nvmommyx6]

lol, yes I used my handy dandy electric knife, only to figure out that I should have used a fork!!
They only took about 5-7 minutes on each side in the pan, and I just took care of other chores while they were cooking, they turned out delish!!

[madhen]

Whatever gets them on the plate with butter and jelly faster....

[mandimade]

Thomas English Muffins
1 lb. All−purpose or bread flour
1 teas. Salt
1 1/2 Tbl. Dry yeast
1 teas. Sugar
1 cup Warm milk
2 oz. Butter, melted
Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and leave in a warm place. Dissolve
the yeast and sugar in warm (105 F) milk (M−Waved). Let froth,
then mix in the butter. Stir all the liquid into the warm flour and beat
well until smooth and elastic. Cover and proof in a warm place for 50
minutes or until doubled in bulk. Turn onto a well−floured board and
knead, working a little more flour if necessary to make the dough easier
to shape. Round up the dough, roll into a thick sausage shape and (using
the sharpest knife you have) slice into 8 to 10 portions, each about 1 1/2
to 1 3/4 inch thick. Shape each one into a round with straight sides. Put
onto a greased baking sheet. Cover (use greased plastic wrap) and put
in a warm place to proof for 30−40 minutes or until springy to the touch.
Leave room for expansion and be careful not to over−proof, as the muffins
will get flabby and lose their shape. Warm and grease the bakestone
lightly. Lift the muffins carefully onto the bakestone and cook over very
moderate heat for 8−10 minutes until pale gold underneath. Turn and cook
the other side. Wrap in a cloth and keep warm if cooking in batches. To
serve, insert a knife in the side, pull the top and bottom slightly apart,
and insert slivers of butter.

[schellie69]

Thanks for all the recipes My family loves english muffins and english muffin bread can't wait to try these I was going to make some sour dough starter so I was going to try those also will post as soon as I find time to make these thanks again for the recipes...

[mauimagic]

This thread has been ongoing for quite a while!! Love the idea of making English muffins, but never knew there were so many steps. However, these definitely do make my to do list!!

[ttistin]

My dh loves english muffins, he really likes the raisin ones. Can I add the raisins to the mix and have it be ok?

[JoeV]

Well, it's time for Doughy Joey to resurrect this thread and post my recipe for English Muffins. I'm going to put inches on some hips around here with all things bread, even if it gets me banned. LOL Here goes...

English Muffins
Makes 8 muffins

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon shortening
* 1 cup hot water
* 1 envelope dry yeast (2 teaspoons)
* 1/8 teaspoon sugar
* 1/3 cup warm water
* 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted (For whole wheat muffins, use 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 cup of stone ground whole wheat flour)
* 1 teaspoon baking soda (add to batter just before going on the griddle)
* 1/4 cup yellow corn meal
* Non-stick vegetable spray
* Special equipment: electric griddle or 10" cast iron pan, 3-inch metal rings. (see Cook's Note*)


Directions

In a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, shortening, and hot water, stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Let cool. In a separate bowl combine the yeast and 1/8 teaspoon of sugar in 1/3 cup of warm water and rest until yeast has dissolved. Add this to the dry milk mixture. Add the sifted flour and beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.

Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees F.

Add baking soda and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly. Place metal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with vegetable spray, then sprinkle corn meal inside each ring. Using #30 disher (ice cream scoop), place 2 scoops (approx. 2 oz.) into each ring and cover with a pot lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs (slip the rings off first). Cover with the lid and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack and cool. Split with fork and serve.

*Cook's Note: Go online on e-bay and find 3" English muffin rings. Nothing else will work as well plus you can use them to cook your eggs when you make your first homemade Egg McMuffin at home. They will cost about $8 including shipping.









White flour muffin and toaste whole wheat flour muffin with egg and cheese. The egg is cooked in a greased muffin ring.







And YES, even the whole wheat have nooks & crannies (they're just filled with butter in this picture)!

[sinopa27]

now that's an english muffin!!! I am going to use this recipe!!
Thanks!