English Muffins
English Muffins might be a good recipe to expand your bread recipe box. This vegetarian recipe serves 10. One serving contains 118 calories, 4g of protein, and 2g of fat. If you have flour, yeast, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 30 minutes.
Instructions
Heat milk in a microwave-safe measuring cup just until it boils.
Add sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and stir to dissolve. Stir in shortening and let cool to about 120 degrees F.In a separate bowl or measuring cup, combine the yeast and 1/3 cup of warm (115 degree) water.
Let rest until yeast bubbles.In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, yeast mixture and milk mixture. Beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in for 30 minutes in a warm place.Preheat a lidded sauté pan or skillet to 300 degrees (on my stove, it was low). A pan with non-stick surface won’t cook the bottom quite so much, but if all you have is a regular metal bottom pan, you can use that. I didn’t grease either pan.
Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt to flour and beat thoroughly.
Place metal (or homemade foil) rings onto the skillet.Using a heaping 1/3 cup or a little less than ½ cup measure, spoon dough into rings, cover skillet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
Remove the lid and turn rings using spatula or tongs. Cover with the lid and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a rack.
Remove rings and cool. Split with fork and serve.