English Muffins
English muffins are amongst the most popular breakfast foods. Quick and easy to eat, they can be as simple as a muffin-with-jam to all-dressed-up with ham, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce for an elegant eggs Benedict.
1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) milk, warm
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) butter
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons (7/8 ounce) granulated sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
4 to 4 1/4 cups (17 to 18 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour
2 teaspoons instant yeast
Place the ingredients in the pan of your bread machine following the manufacturer's instructions. Use the "dough" or "manual" setting. After the cycle is complete, transfer the dough to a cornmeal-sprinkled surface and roll it out until it's about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out circles with a floured 3-inch cutter. Re-roll and cut out the leftover dough. Cover the muffins with a damp cloth and let rest for about 20 minutes.
Heat a frying pan or griddle to very low heat. Do not grease, but sprinkle with cornmeal. Cook four muffins at a time, cornmeal side down first, for about 7 minutes a side.
Check after about 3 to 4 minutes to see that the muffins are browning gently and are neither too dark nor too light; if they seem to be cooking either too fast or too slowly, adjust the temperature of your pan or griddle.
When the muffins are brown on both sides, transfer them to a wire rack to cool, and proceed with the rest. If you have two frying pans (or a large griddle), you'll be better able to keep up with your rising muffins. Yield: 16 muffins.
Nutrition information per serving (1 whole muffin, 2 halves, 59g): 140 cal, 3g fat, 4g protein, 23g complex carbohydrates, 1g sugar, 1g dietary fiber, 24mg cholesterol, 194mg sodium, 78mg potassium, 38RE vitamin A, 1mg iron, 77mg calcium, 55mg phosphorus.
Reviews
01/26/2009
Yeah KAF!!! You guys came through with a manual version of the recipe. Great customer service! Way to go! Thanks
01/24/2009
What if you do not have a bread machine? There ought to be instructions for making them by hand. I want to make English muffins, but can't use this receipe. Also, KSF sell "English Muffin rings" in the catalog, and this does not mention using muffin rings. Hummm.......
Here is a "by hand" version: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/RecipeDisplay?RID=1171463140204
Frank from KAF.
01/24/2009
My children love english muffins...so I got up early one morning and made these. They loved them, and now ask for these instead of buying them. I used two cast iron skillets (or a cast iron griddle would be perfect) and I agree that it needs to be a little hotter than low heat to brown and cook these perfectly. Very little work for a wonderful homemade favorite for our family~~
01/08/2009
I decided to make these for breakfast the next day... mixed it all up with my hand mixer. Got distracted, forgot (menopause) and left dough at room temp overnight. Next morning figured what the heck might as well try cooking anyway - the taste blew my husband away. Sooo easy... Thanks KAF for another great senility-proof recipe. My cast iron griddle worked great but I preheated it 20 min before I started cooking on low heat. At 7,200 ft I cut the yeast by 1/4 tsp per tsp.
12/27/2008
I love this recipe. I also love to share english muffins with my family and friends. They are amazed that I can MAKE english muffins. I give them as gifts with homemade jam. I would recomend that the griddle be a little bit hotter than the recipe recomends. You'll know that I am right when your frist batch of english muffins isn't doen enough after 7 minutes.
01/01/2009
This recipe is rather outstanding: great texture (soft), easy to work and work with, simply the best. I have made these at work and they got rave reviews. I'll keep doing this one! NOTE: I rolled out my dough a bit thinner than described in the recipe and it came out fabulous.
02/09/2009
I cheated and used the mix, but I am sure it is the same ingredients. They turned out great! The mix made a dozen muffins, but only 9 survived to make it to the cooling rack, my children ate them en route! I can't wait to see my hsuband's face when he tries these in the morning. I think I hear the blackberry jam calling!
02/09/2009
We LOVE this recipe! I make these in my stand mixer. We freeze them and use them for a variety of things from breakfast sandwiches to mini pizza's (MY KIDS LOVE THE MINI PIZZAS!).
02/20/2009
I can't get to the 'by hand' recipe? Is is suposed to be a link?
Help?! I want to try this, it sounds great.
It's the Breakfast Sandwich recipe. Molly@KAF
03/22/2009
Great recipe - just wish you had a whole wheat version! Could you substitute white whole wheat flour for bread flour?
The white whole wheat flour is my favorite flour. I like to use it in everything. Try substituting half white whole wheat for half of the bread flour. You might need to increase the liquid by 1-2 tablespoons beecause of the bran in the whole wheat. The next time increase it a bit more until you reach the % of whole wheat that works best for you and your family. Have fun with it!Mary @ KAF
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