English Muffin Maker?
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Comments (16)I make crumpets with rings, but cut English Muffins with a cookie or biscuit cutter to the size I want them. Both are baked on a griddle. Crumpets (cooked in rings) are more like a tough pancake and you need to toast them in a toaster or toaster oven to serve, after they were baked on the griddle. You don't split crumpets. I cut English Muffins into squares using a pizza cutter to avoid second-cuts. Second-cuts are cut from the dough left after you cut the dough the first time. You gather it up and re-work it to cut another batch or rounds. This is the #1 cause of tough English Muffins (or biscuits). The trick to English Muffins is to have a well-hydrated dough so you get the open/holey texture. Before I adapted my favorite English Muffin recipe to the bread machine, I would knead the dough with wet hands (just have a bowl of water handy to dip your hands in). Any substantial bread dough can be made into English Muffins. It doesn't require a special recipe, just special hydration, cutting and baking on a griddle. Another tip is to bake them on a griddle where you can cover them for the baking of the first side (bake about 8-minutes), then flip, and bake UNcovered for the other side. I have a large electric griddle that can accommodate a large number of muffins, and the lid to my roaster fits over it for baking the first side of English Muffins. Don't cut English Muffins with a knife, use a "fork" (aka English Muffin Splitter) to split them apart. Otherwise you will destroy the open crumb. A problem people often make is not having enough griddle space to keep up with the number of muffins in the recipe, and will find the last of the batch has over-proofed from the long wait to be baked, and they get poor-quality muffins. If your recipe is large, make half a recipe or retard half the dough, or retard a portion of the cut English Muffins in the refrigerator while working with the first portion. I made homemade yogurt yesterday just so I could make English Muffins today. LOVE the smell of them baking!!! -Grainlady...See MoreEnglish Muffin Bread
Comments (2)Of course you can halve the recipe....but it won't be any less work and will save very little money on ingredients. Whenever I bake bread I always bake at least 2 loaves....most times more. You really can't believe how happy it makes people to be given a warm loaf of homemade bread. Surely you can think of someone who "needs" that 2nd loaf....a neighbor, your pastor, a friend who's spouse is in the hospital, someone who has house guests... As Annie says...never bake an orphan....and once you give away some fresh home made bread you will find how addicting it is!! Linda C...See MoreLOOKING for: English Muffin recipe for breadmachines
Comments (7)WalnutCreek...........sorry it has taken so long to respond to your request.......we have been on a river cruise in Europe and had a fabulous time.....the breads there are wonderful but here is the English Muffin Bread recipe I use all the time. English Muffin Bread English Muffin Bread Yield 2 8x4" loaves 2pk yeast 6 c flour 1T sugar 2 tsp salt 2c milk 1/2c water 1/4 tsp baking soda cornmeal for pans Combine 3 c flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and soda/ Heat liquids til warm (a bit warmer than a baby bottle). Add to dry mix and beat well. Add remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Spoon into grease pans sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover, let rise for 45 minutes and bake at 400� for 25 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool on rack covered with towel....See MoreHomemade English Muffins
Comments (20)Well.... I do like them a lot. They don't taste the same as Nooks & Crannies, which to me has a sour dough type taste and smell. I got the recipe off of Pinterest, it is posted by CincyShopper. The texture is different then Nooks & Crannies also, these are textured more like bread, possibly from kneading the dough for 10 minutes, I'm not sure but I'm ok with that part. As far as the keeping, I'm not sure how long they would keep but I freeze Nooks & Crannies anyway since I buy several packages. We use 2 muffins a day for breakfast so a pack only lasts 3 days and I would think these would be the same. I froze them in packages of 6 each. I did enjoy making them and will make more, possibly trying another recipe. My house still smelled wonderful like fresh baked bread when I walked out of my bedroom this morning.... Thank you for all the nice compliments!...See More- 7 years ago
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