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English Muffins

Prep Time18 hours
Cook Time15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk, lukewarm cook in the microwave for 45 seconds
  • 1 1/4 tsp yeast
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 4 - 4 1/2 cups flour

Instructions

  • In a large plastic bowl, using a dough whisk or a rubber spatula, mix together the milk, yeast, sugar, salt and egg. Add the flour, one cup at a time, mixing between each cup to fully incorporate. Once the flour is fully incorporated, your dough will still be fairly sticky and shaggy looking.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise at room temperature for 5-8hours. Every thirty minutes, for the first two hours of your rise time (so a total of 4times), fold the sides of the dough towards the center using a dough whisk or rubber spatula.
  • For the remaining hours of the rise, let the dough remain untouched and covered. After the 5-8 hours, the dough should be more than doubled in size and full of bubbles/holes.
  • Line a large baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Also, add 1-2 cups of white cornmeal to a small bowl and set aside. Spray a clean work surface with cooking spray and remove the dough from the bowl onto your work surface. Divide the dough into 14-16 equal parts and roll each part into the bowl of cornmeal to lightly coat. Place each dough ball onto the lined pan and form each into about a 3 inch round (it does not have to look perfect). Place them about 1/2 inch apart on the pan so they all fit. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 10-24hours.
  • When ready to bake, preheat a skillet (or fry pan on low heat) to 300 degrees F. Carefully place the cold dough onto the warm skillet and bake for 7-9 minutes per side until the internal temperature reaches 190 degrees F. Be sure to cook them while they are cold. If you don't cook them all at once be sure to put the pan back into the refrigerator until ready to bake.
  • For best results, allow them to cool for several hours, but honestly who does that?! Divide them in half with a fork or your fingers (be sure they are cooled if you go that route!). Then toast them (or don't) and fill them with your favorite creation. Enjoy!