English Muffins | bakewithlove

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English muffins is one special bread. You can cook it without oven baked. The texture is simply irresistible.

A lot of patience is needed for making them. Besides the effort, you need a lot of waiting as well, especially the proofing part. However, all the efforts and waiting are worthwhile. You will love the outcome of the bread, especially after assembling them with egg benedict, bacon and avocado. They are heavenly :)

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STEP 1: Prepare the ingredients

English Muffins:

8-9 pieces

350g all-purpose flour OR (175g bread flour + 175g all-purpose flour)

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp sugar

115g warmed milk (not boiling)

115g warmed water (not boiling)

5g dry yeast

2 tbsp unsalted butter

Fillings: (optional, whatever you desire)

eggs

bacon

avocado

STEP 2: Make the dough

In a small bowl, add milk and water. Then add the dry yeast in the milk mixture. Stir well, and leave it for 5 minutes.

While waiting for the yeast to work in the milk mixture, in a large bowl, add flour, sugar and salt.

Note: never mix the yeast with salt, as salt will deactivate the yeast.

After 5 minutes, pour in the milk mixture into the flour bowl. Use your hand or spatula to mix the ingredients together, and start kneading until a dough is formed.

Once a dough is formed, transfer the dough on a clean table top and continue kneading. Knead for about 15 - 20 minutes until the dough is not tacky.

After 20 minutes, test the dough with your finger. Poke a hole into the dough, and if the hole does not close up, it means the dough is ready.

Grease the bowl.

Transfer the dough into the bowl, and then grease the top of the dough. This will prevent the dough from sticking onto the bowl later.

Cover the bowl with a clean cloth. Proof the dough for 1 hour or until the size is doubled.

STEP 2: Cook the English Muffins

After 1 hour, the dough size is doubled. Transfer the dough onto a clean table top.

Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough until it is about 1cm thick.

On a big tray, lay a parchment paper and sprinkle some corn meal onto the paper.

Use the round cutter to mold out a round dough. This round cutter is absolutely OPTIONAL. You do not need to mold it. You can always cut them in equal size, whichever is more convenient to you. Lay them onto the tray. Sprinkle some corn meal on the top of each piece.

On a big tray, lay a parchment paper and sprinkle some corn meal onto the paper.

Use the round cutter to mold out a round dough. This round cutter is absolutely OPTIONAL. You do not need to mold it. You can always cut them in equal size, whichever is more convenient for you.

Cover the tray with a clean cloth and proof for another 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes of proofing, preheat the oven 350°F/180°C.

Heat the pan on low heat and lightly grease the pan. Put each pieces onto the pan and cook each sides for about 3-5 minutes until it is brown.

Transfer the cooked muffins back onto the tray. Then bake them in the oven for 5-8 minutes. This is so that the English muffins are well cooked.

You may assemble the English muffins with egg, bacon and avocado, or whatever fillings you desire.

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