Breakfast

English muffins

Small pan-cooked breads to split in half and toast, ready for sweet or savoury toppings.

Total time
170 min
Budget
Budget-friendly
Difficulty
Easy
Servings
6 people
English muffins
English muffins are just as good with savoury toppings as with sweet ones. I like them split in half and toasted, with a little butter followed by a delicious jam.

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English muffins

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Method

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Active preparation
30 min
Cooking
10 min
Resting
130 min

English muffins

  1. 1

    Prepare the yeast

    Mix the yeast, sugar and lukewarm milk in a bowl.

  2. 2

    Leave the yeast to hydrate

    Leave this mixture to stand for 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Mix the flour and butter

    In a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the flour, salt and butter.

  4. 4

    Knead the dough

    Add the milk and yeast mixture. Knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and no longer sticks to your hand. Add a little flour if needed.

  5. 5

    Leave the dough to rise

    Cover the bowl with a tea towel and leave to rise for about 1 hour. The dough should double in size.

  6. 6

    Cut out the muffins

    Flour the work surface and roll the dough out to about 1 cm thick. Cut out discs 7 to 10 cm in diameter using a cutter or a glass.

  7. 7

    Leave the discs to rise

    Place the discs on baking paper, cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for about another 1 hour until doubled in size.

  8. 8

    Heat the frying pan

    Heat a frying pan over a low heat without adding any fat.

  9. 9

    Cook the muffins

    Place the muffins in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side until golden. Cook in batches if necessary.