Grammy's Kitchen ยท English Muffins ยท Homemade English Muffins

One of 26 english muffins recipes we measured

Homemade English Muffins

from www.budgetbytes.com

It ranks #1 of 26 for crust crispness among the english muffins recipes we compared. 50 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.6โ˜….

hands-on30m
waiting1.8 hr
makes12
each$0.08
kcal154
levelintermediate
Needs:cornmealAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base โ€” next to the median of all 26.

this recipe typical
liquid59%81%
fat11%7%
salt10%2%
yeast0%1%
total sugar2%4%
flour strength2.01.0
acid42%0%
preferment1%0%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 26 for crust crispness
  • #1 of 26 for rise
  • #2 of 26 for crumb openness
  • #3 of 26 for flavour depth

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

3 g1 tsp active dry yeast ($0.10)
12 g1 Tbsp sugar (divided, $0.05)
118 g1/2 cup warm water ($0.00)
122 g1/2 cup milk ($0.15)
28 g2 Tbsp butter ($0.27)
360 g3 cups all-purpose flour (divided, $0.36)
4 g3/4 tsp salt ($0.05)
1/4 cup cornmeal ($0.06)

Method: 7 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com โ€” open the original โ†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

โ€œI was looking for an easy English muffin recipe & found yours. Great recipe! After a bit of experimentation I found using bread flour gave the best 'nooks & crannies' effect, but for daily baking regular flour worked fine. I also experimented leaving tโ€ โ€” a cook, 5.0โ˜…
โ€œLove the recipe but mine turned out more like a tea biscuit consistency. I suppose I over kneaded/worked the dough?โ€ โ€” a cook, 5.0โ˜…
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