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English Muffins

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Breakfast

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 1 tbsp yeast
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or shortening melted
  • 6 cups flour
  • Cornmeal to coat

Instructions
 

  • Prove yeast
  • Mix all ingredients except for flour
  • Slowly add flour in until a soft dough forms
  • Knead until the dough is elastic
  • Transfer to a greased bowl
  • Rise for 1 hour
  • Punch and roll on a floured surface
  • Use a biscuit cutter to cut rounds out
  • Use wax paper sprinkled with cornmeal to set the cut outs
  • Dust the tops with cornmeal
  • Allow to rise for 30 minutes

Bake

  • Preheat oven to 400
  • Place on a baking sheet with another on top
  • Bake for 10 minutes
  • Flip them over and replace for 5 more minutes
  • Remove the top pan and bake for 2-4 more minutes

Pan fry

  • Heat a large greased pan over medium heat
  • Cook muffins for 10 minutes on one side then flip and cook for another 10 minutes