Fast, Easy, Fluffy, and no oven required? What’s not to love. This recipe is inspired by my making an Egg McMuffin at home and realizing that every component tasted great except the muffin itself. I don’t love store-bought English muffins, I think that they have a weird taste and aren’t the greatest quality. Making them at home is not difficult at all and requires minimal ingredients, plus they taste amazing. From start to finish, you can make a batch in about an hour which in the bread world is considered speedy. You’ll never want to buy them again!
Ingredients:
1 cup of warm water (about 110 degrees)
0.25 oz packet of rapid rise yeast
1 tablespoon of sugar
2 1/4 cups of All-Purpose flour
3 teaspoons of fine sea salt
4 Tablespoons of corn meal
Start by pouring the warm water into a non-metal bowl and sprinkle in the yeast. Sprinkle in the sugar as well. *Note: rapid rise yeast doesn’t require sugar to bloom but I think it can give things a boost later on.
Let the yeast bloom for 5-10 minutes.
Add the flour and salt gradually while stirring with a wooden spoon until a dough ball forms.
Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise for about 30 minutes. It should double in size if kept in a warm, draft-free place.
Once the dough rises, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead for a few minutes until smooth. Roll with a rolling pin about 3 to 4 times until the dough is almost 1/2 an inch thick.
I use a cutter that is about 3” in diameter for these, but you can use an any round cutter if you want perfect shapes. Alternatively, you can roll the dough into balls and press down which works well also.
Sprinkle cornmeal on a sheet pan and lay each disk on top to rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Coat a cast iron pan in oil and heat it on the stove to medium heat.
Lay about 4 disks at a time on the hot pan and cover with foil (or a lid) and allow them to cook for about 6-7 minutes undisturbed. You may have to adjust the flame to prevent burning. Flip the muffins to cook on the other side for about 5 minutes, covered. Once the muffins have risen and are well browned, remove from the heat and allow to cool completely beforehand slicing.
Toast them up and enjoy!
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