Some mornings I will have an egg and prosciutto panini. Since I am not a big fan of eggs, this sandwich makes a rare appearance. It is good though!
Then there are those mornings I want something simple. Simple, yet tasty. That is when an English Muffin is the perfect breakfast.
There is something wonderful about all of those little holes filling themselves with butter. Waiting for me to take a big bite! I know the butter will drip down my chin, but I just don’t care.
For some reason, I have shied away from making English Muffins. I couldn’t really imagine making a bread on a griddle.
I finally decided to take the plunge. It wasn’t as hard or as scary as I thought! I am happy to share this recipe with you.
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 package dry yeast (or 1 Tablespoon)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour, plus more as needed
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup milk
- 3 Tablespoon oil
- 1 Tablespoon honey or sugar
- 1 egg
- cornmeal as needed
- Sprinkle yeast over warm (about 105 degree F) water and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes
- In a large bowl, mix flours and salt
- In a separate bowl, mix milk, oil and honey. Add egg and stir until well blended. Stir in the yeast mixture.
- Add liquid to about half of the dry ingredients and mix well, with a stand mixer or by hand. I was able to use a wooden spoon. The dough will be soft and somewhat sticky. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead for several minutes. If too sticky to knead, add flour, a tablespoons at a time. Put dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap or damp towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. About 1 hour. (Time will vary depending on room temperature.)
- Turn risen dough out onto a work surface that has been liberally dusted with cornmeal and pat or roll to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut into rounds, approximately 3 inches, using a cookie cutter, biscuit cutter, tin can or jar lid. Combine the scraps of the dough, press to 1/2 inch thickness and cut more muffins. Use as much dough as possible.
- Cover the muffins with a towel and let rise for 20 - 30 minutes.
- Heat a pancake griddle over medium-low heat. Sprinkle with corn meal.
- Using a spatula, carefully transfer to griddle. Cook about 5 minutes on each side. Then cook for another 2 - 3 minutes per side. The outsides should be nice and brown and the insides should be soft, but not gooey.
- Cool on wire rack. Split with a fork and enjoy!
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will give these a try. Let me know what you think about them. You will never want another store bought muffin!
This recipe was given to me by my friend Dawn at Spatulas On Parade and was originally adapted from You Made That?
Here are a couple more great breakfast recipes.
Stuffed French Toast by Hungry Little Girl
Cranberry, Walnut and Caramel Oatmeal by Hungry Little Gir
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Cynthia,
I’ve been wanting to make homemade english muffins but haven’t gotten around to it. These look great.
Annamaria
I love these and haven’t made any in a while. I need to. They are soooo much better than store bought. Glad you enjoyed the recipe.
I have never tried making English Muffins but yours turned out yummy looking. I need to try these out on my Hubs!!
I have always been afraid to make English Muffins but you make them look so easy. I will have to whip up a batch.
Homemade English Muffins this is awesome!
I have never really given making English Muffin a thought but I think I would like to try them. Thanks for the recipe.
So glad you stopped by! I hope you do try them
It has honestly never occurred to me to make them myself! This recipe looks like one I could tackle though so I might just give it a try.
Sometimes it is easier to buy them, but always better to make them!
Yummy! Not a huge english muffin fan but those look pretty good 🙂
Becca, you may change your mind if you try these muffins!
I love the idea of making homemade english muffins!
Thanks Allison, I enjoyed making them and loved eating them!
Never heard about English muffins but these are looking good. i hope you enjoyed making them 🙂
I really need to try making these at home! It’s always been one of those things that I never thought about trying myself.
I really want to try these out! Question: when u say to put yeast in warm water, how much warm water should we use? Thx!