Description
This homemade English Muffin recipe yields soft, fluffy muffins with a delightfully golden crust sprinkled with cornmeal. Perfect for breakfast or brunch, these muffins are easy to prepare with basic ingredients and cooked on a griddle to develop their characteristic texture and flavor.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups milk; warmed
- 3 Tablespoons butter; melted then cooled to room temperature
- 1 large egg
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 4 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
Other
- Cornmeal for sprinkling
Instructions
- Warm the milk: Warm the milk to between 120°F and 130°F, ensuring it does not exceed 140°F to prevent killing the yeast.
- Combine ingredients: In a stand mixer bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, add the warmed milk, yeast, melted butter, egg, salt, sugar, and flour.
- Mix the dough: Beat the mixture on low speed until it forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Shape and cover: Scrape the dough into a tidy ball, cover the bowl with plastic wrap or beeswax wrap, and place it in a draft-free area.
- First rise: Allow the dough to rise until almost doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Divide dough: Remove the dough from the bowl and separate it into eight equal portions.
- Shape muffins: Sprinkle cornmeal on a plate, roll each dough portion into a ball, then flatten it on the cornmeal-coated plate, ensuring cornmeal coats all sides of each muffin shape.
- Preheat griddle: Lightly grease an electric griddle or griddle pan and heat it on the lowest setting.
- Cook muffins: Cook each muffin on the griddle for 7 to 15 minutes per side until golden brown and fully cooked with a fluffy interior.
- Cool and serve: Allow muffins to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the milk temperature is accurate to avoid killing the yeast.
- The rising time may vary depending on room temperature.
- Cooking times on the griddle can vary; watch for golden-brown color and a cooked-through interior.
- Using cornmeal prevents the muffins from sticking and provides a traditional texture.
- Muffins are best enjoyed fresh but can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Griddle cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: English muffins, homemade English muffins, breakfast muffins, griddle muffins, soft bread
