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by Stacy  13 Comments

Homemade English Muffins

I put off making English muffins for a long time. I figured they’d never taste like the ones from the store. And I was right. They don’t. They taste SO. MUCH. BETTER! I’ll never look back now. They really aren’t difficult and the taste is amazing. I was making sourdough English muffins, but I’ll be honest……my starter kicked the bucket. Bit the dust. Went to be with Jesus. Yes, I killed it. Of course this has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I kill all living plants. Ahem. I was super busy with teaching at a local college and doing tons of workshops…..I just sorta forgot about it. Oh well. I could go ahead and make another one, but I’ll be honest – I don’t really have the time right now to feed it and keep it all bubbly. RIP starter.

You’ll need yeast, warm water, white wheat flour (or hard white wheat, ground), salt, kefir/buttermilk, coconut oil, honey, egg, and cornmeal. In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine the yeast and warm water. Stir it up and bit and let it sit for 10 minutes until it gets foamy. It’s pretty cool. It’s ALIVE! Yeast is just so much fun….and I haven’t killed it yet. After 10 minutes, add kefir/buttermilk, coconut oil, honey, and one egg. Turn the mixer to 1 and let it mix until combined. Oh, and use the dough hook. I think about Captain Hook every time I make bread.When everything is well combined, add some white wheat flour and salt. Once it’s all mixed up, let the mixer knead it for you – about 6 minutes. As you can see, mine looks a bit wet. Most of the time when you make bread, you want the dough to be springy and not stick to your hands. However, with fresh ground flour I’ve found you have to let it be a bit stickier. If you don’t, you’ll have dry bread. As the bread rises, it will continue to absorb the moisture from the flour. You’ll find that eventually it will be perfect and not sticky at all. So, don’t keep adding flour until it looks right – give it some time first. You can always add flour at the end if you think it’s too sticky.

After the 6 minutes, put your dough into a greased bowl (turning it over so that all surfaces are coated) and cover it. Let it rise until doubled. “They” always say an hour, but mine almost always takes longer than that. I just keep a close eye on it….unless I get distracted by Annie pouring my fabric softener for dryer sheets all over the bathroom floor. Yes, in case that happens it’s okay to forget the bread for a minute.And yes, that is a shower cap.  😀

Punch the dough down (admit it, that’s fun) and turn it out onto a surface coated with cornmeal. Now we’re getting fancy like the ones in the store! Pull off pieces of the dough and form into little muffins. You can use a biscuit cutter, but why bother? Flatten them out just a bit. The cornmeal will keep them from sticking to your hands. You should get 8-12 muffins. I go for 8 because we like using them for breakfast sandwiches and the size of a batch of 8 works great with a fried egg.  Once they are formed, cover them with a towel and let them raise about 20 minutes.

Heat a griddle to medium-low heat. For me, I use the 325 setting (the same setting for French toast). VERY CAREFULLY transfer the raised muffins to the griddle. You don’t want them to lose much of their height. Cook for 5 minutes and then VERY CAREFULLY flip them over to cook another 5 minutes. As you can tell, this isn’t a good project for a day that you have the jitters……or a jumping 2 year old. Or low flying planes…..or trash pick up.

Once they are done on the griddle, move them to a cookie sheet and stick them into a 350 degree oven to finish cooking. It will take about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely. Ta da! You just made English muffins. Don’t you feel so…..English?Yes, that is a hammer. Try to ignore it. I’m not entirely sure how it got there.

Once mine are completely cool, I put them in a Tupperware box and store them in the freezer. When I want them in the morning (or for a lunch sandwich) I just take them out and toast them in my toaster oven. They taste like I just made them! Our favorite way to enjoy them is with a fried egg and piece of cheese – almost like McDonald’s…..but BETTER.

This post is linked at Simple Lives Thursday at GNOWFGLINS and at What’s On Your Plate on Good Cheap Eats.

Homemade English Muffins

  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water (think baby bath water temperature)
  • 3 cups white wheat flour or hard white winter wheat, ground
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 cup kefir or buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 egg
  • Cornmeal
  1. Combine yeast and warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let stand 10 minutes or until foamy.
  2. Add kefir, oil, honey, and egg. Blend well.
  3. Add the flour and salt. Once combined, let the mixer knead the dough on 1 for 6 minutes.
  4. Remove dough to oiled bowl, turning to coat all surfaces. Cover and let raise until doubled. Punch down.
  5. Turn dough out onto cornmeal dusted surface. Pinch dough off and form into muffins (8-12). Cover and let raise for 20 minutes.
  6. Transfer carefully to a griddle on medium low heat (325 degrees). Let cook 5 minutes on each side, flipping carefully.
  7. Move muffins to a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8 minutes to finish cooking.
  8. Remove from oven and cool completely.

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Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Nicole says

    May 28, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    Is this a very wet dough? My dough is wet and almost soupy, not something I could actually knead by hand. Is this correct?

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      May 30, 2015 at 11:09 am

      No, it should be a stiff dough, like loaf dough. Just add more flour. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Dawn says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:04 pm

    I loved these! I have made English muffins before with a different recipe, but they didn’t turn out so good… I made these after breakfast and we made mini pizzas out of them for lunch! Also loved that you can make them so quickly!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      March 24, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      We love mini pizzas! That’s a genius idea….they’re also delish in Tuna Melts.

      Reply
  3. Jenn says

    October 14, 2011 at 12:11 am

    Wow!! We are huge English muffin fans!!! I cannot wait to try this!!!! And I love your sense of humor that comes thru on your blog! Hugs! Beachmonkeys

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      October 14, 2011 at 7:40 am

      I hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    October 13, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    YUM…

    Reply
  5. Miranda says

    October 13, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    Ooooh, love these! I haven’t tried english muffins yet, but this recipe looks so easy. I even have a mixer now – so definitely trying this soon!

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      October 13, 2011 at 2:07 pm

      I hope it goes well! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Cynthia says

    October 13, 2011 at 8:14 am

    oh, I’ll have to try these! I also want to try bagels, have you tried bagels yet? Have you done a page on your everyday wheat bread? I would love that recipe, I’m still struggling with my bread…..so far I end up making bread pudding with it. 🙁

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      October 13, 2011 at 8:17 am

      My bread recipe is almost ready. 🙂 And yes, I’ve made bagels several times. Here is the tutorial:
      http://www.stacymakescents.com/how-to-make-homemade-bagels-pumpkin-spice

      Reply
      • Cynthia says

        October 13, 2011 at 8:30 am

        Can’t wait for the bread recipe! Thank you for the link to the bagels, they look yummy! I either missed that one, or more likely forgot about it. My memory is crap! thanks again!

        Reply
        • Stacy says

          October 13, 2011 at 8:54 am

          🙂 Enjoy! Thanks for being a loyal reader. I appreciate you.

          Reply


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