It's because we hauled that bread machine up to the kitchen...I'm on some sort of bread making marathon. Like I have to try as many recipes from the bread machine book as possible before I accidentally throw the little paddle out, again. Well, that could be it. Or it could be that it's fun. Or homemade bread is just so good...
Anyway, there is a recipe for English muffins in the bread machine book. I love English muffins and the recipe piqued my interest because what you do is make the dough and then roll it out, cut it into circles and bake the muffins in/on a griddle! I'm thinking, "Get out! - no oven???" Nope, no oven involved. Of course, I had to try it.
They're actually really tasty although not as "holey" as the ones you buy. That could be because it called for 6 to 7 ounces of water and I used 7. Might have made them a bit denser. Or not. But they toast up really great so it's not a biggie. Here's the recipe:
English Muffins
All ingredients at room temperature
(70-80 degrees F/21-27 degrees C)
(70-80 degrees F/21-27 degrees C)
6 to 7 ounces water
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2-1/4 cups bread flour
1/4 cup dry milk
1/4 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup quick cook oats
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/4 cup cornmeal
Measure all ingredients into bread pan, except cornmeal. Select Dough setting.....yadda, yadda, yadda...*
When the dough is ready:
Sprinkle cornmeal over flat surface. Place dough on cornmeal and roll to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-1/2 to 3 inch circles. Place dough, cornmeal-side-down, on an ungreased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 30 minutes. Preheat electric griddle or fry pan to 250 degrees F/121 degrees C. Cook, cornmeal-side-down about 8 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook another 8 minutes.
Makes 10 to 12 3-inch muffins.
My finished muffins were not 3 inches...they were smaller. So next time (and there will be a next time) I'm cutting the circles of dough larger. But small or large, they're really worth trying.
*follow manufacturer instructions.
9 comments:
OK I'm impressed. It sounds good and yet the breadmaker still sits in the box!
I so want to try this. I love English Muffins!
I am SO going to try this!!
Thanks!
(Exactly what I needed - a new experiment! :D)
Oh, wait, guess I'd better finish painting today, too... and making my pomegranate liqueur... and the freakin' laundry..... well, at least we already got the outside work done this morning!
KK, all you have to do is decide to clear out a bunch of stuff you don't use and it will instill in you a desire to use the bread machine. I can speak with some authority on this subject :-)
B.Lady (I'm still trying out a variety of nicknames for you), do not touch your bread machine until you have that painting finished. And let me know if mixing the colors worked, please...I still have to deal with that bedroom.
JavaChick, thanks for stopping by! I promise you will like this recipe. I promise.
Cheryl - I'm much happier with the colour now - I just added some of the blue to a pint of white paint... worked well. It's just a small hallway, so you would probably need to use a bigger can of white paint if all you want to do is lighten yours!
Good thinking, B.L. Will try that.
This sounds delicious, and I'm totally going to try this now. Especially because I bet these last a bit longer than storebought. Seems like everytime I buy them, we wait two days and boom -- they're moldy.
Thank you for the recipe! Yummy! :)
Keep doing the food.
You betcha! as we say here in Minnesota...(in reply to POD)
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