English Muffins

Name: English Muffins
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters melted shortening; 237 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C); 2 Tbsps white sugar

English Muffins might be just the bread you are searching for. One serving contains 192 calories, 5g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 18. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have sugar, salt, shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat.

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Milk

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Sauce Pan

Mix in the sugar, stirring until dissolved.

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Sugar

Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the milk, yeast mixture, shortening and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Milk

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Add salt and rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise.

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Bowl

Punch down.

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Punch

Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick.

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Roll

Cut rounds with biscuit cutter, drinking glass, or empty tuna can.

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Biscuits

Tuna

Sprinkle waxed paper with cornmeal and set the rounds on this to rise. Dust tops of muffins with cornmeal also. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour.

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Cornmeal

Heat greased griddle. Cook muffins on griddle about 10 minutes on each side on medium heat. Keep baked muffins in a warm oven until all have been cooked. Allow to cool and place in plastic bags for storage. To use, split and toast. Great with orange butter, or cream cheese and jam.

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Cream Cheese