This is so easy, and so good you won’t want to eat English muffins from the store ever again!
Recipe makes 2 loaves. To get the true english muffin texture, make sure you don’t over mix and there is no kneading. This is one bread recipe I don’t use my Kitchen Aid on! I put my ingredients in a mixing and use a wooden spoon to mix it by hand.
6 cups of flour
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 cups of milk (I only had instant dry milk and it came out fine)
1/2 cup of water
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp. salt
Grease two 8″ loaf pans and sprinkle with a little cornmeal to coat the bottom and sides.
Combine 3 cups of flour, yeast and baking soda an set aside.
Warm the milk, water, sugar and salt until just warmed. You can do this in a saucepan or microwave.
Combine the milk and flour mixture using wooden spoon. Add the remaining three cups of flour and mix.
The dough will be very sticky and hard to work with, so just scoop it out and put evenly into bread pans. I try to shape the tops a little with my spoon. Sprinkle with a little more cornmeal.
Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Cook in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Take out of pans immediately and cool on a wire rack.
This is so good grilled up in a pan. I like to put some cream cheese and strawberry jam on a piece. It tastes like dessert!
It will make the best egg and cheese sandwiches you have ever tasted. We also like to toast slices, spread some spaghetti sauce and a slice of cheese and broil for English Muffin Pizzas for lunch.
Hope you enjoy it!
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I think I have had this before and its really good!
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Oh, this sounds amazing! I have started making more and more bread (mostly in a bread machine) and I love the freedom of not having to buy store bought bread. It’s so much healthier too. This recipe seems easy enough that I could manage it fairly well. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Ooh I love aprons so I will definitely have to see your giveaway!
I am a bread machine lover too, and if I can’t make it in a bread machine it has to be simple!
Wowzers…I think our fam’s just gonna have to make your english bread. We’re in the process of a major move and when over at the Cactus Rd. House…soon….this will definitely be one of the firsts in that oven.
Steph….your blog is beyond precious – great job you’ve done here. Keep up the good work – a ministry from your heart and hands.
blessings…lylah
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Thank you so much Lylah. Encouragement is always much needed in the blogging world, and today was a much needed day
Blessings to you!
Those slices are inviting
Yum.
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Every time I go by the picture I want another slice!
I’ll be trying this one for sure!
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Hope you like it!
What a great idea. I would actually make this, whereas probably not if I had to shape into muffins.
I can definitely see using these for egg and cheese sandwiches.
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
I have made the ones that you have to shape and I found them a little dry for my liking. Then I tried out this recipe and it was a winner! Hope you like it too!
mmm wow! I think I’m going to try this!
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Let me know if you do!
That looks really yummy!!
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Stephanie Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Yum yum!
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