Bored of shop bought blandness or fancy something divine? Check out this English muffin recipe that's fluffiness butterly glides!
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Sugar free recipe
Prep Time 3 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 4 hourshours
Ingredients
1¼cupMilk
1teaspoonFresh yeast
3tablespoonsShorteninglard or oil
3⅓cupsPlain white flour
Instructions
Warm milk then dissolve the yeast.
Mix yeasty milk, oil, and flour.
Cover the dough then place it into a 68°F – 81°F /20°C – 27°C corner to double for 45 - 90 minutes.
Take the dough out onto a well floured working surface.
Roll the dough out about ¾"/ 2cm thick. Use a 2"- 3" / 5 cm - 8cm cookie cutter or thin glass to cut out the muffins.
Knead the leftover pieces together so it can be rolled and cut out again.
Place the cut out muffins onto a lightly floured surface.
Cover the muffins with a cloth then place it into a 68°F – 81°F / 20°C – 27°C corner to raise for 30 - 60 minutes.
Heat skillet to medium low then place in the muffins upside down. Cooking the muffins through needs some time and getting the exact temperature and time can be a bit tricky at first. A bit of practice will make it perfect. Depending on many factors, we can get one side nicely done in 1 - 3 minutes.
Once the bottom gets golden brown, flip the muffins over and go for the golden brown color again, about 1 - 3 minutes. When it is done first time flipping the muffins in every 20 - 30 seconds until golden brown spots start to appear will allow us to gauge the time and temperature required for the cooking better.
Once both sides have those lovely browned color, check for doneness in the inside. If inside is not cooked through yet and the outside is burnt then lower temperature or decrease flipping time while increasing flipping frequency. On the other hand if we haven't got golden brown color after minutes of cooking increase temperature and / or increase the time we have between two flips. To avoid burnt smoky flavor, clean the skillet from leftover flour and stuck down dough.