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English muffin

English muffin
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English muffin

Make your own English muffin - perfect for Eggs Benedict
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: British
Keyword: classic
Servings: 6
Calories: 262kcal
Author: Guy McGarva

Equipment

  • Round cake ring mold, 9 cm diameter is better | Metal ring, diameter 9 cm Kneading board | pastry board rolling pin | rolling pin

Ingredients

  • 300 g strong white bread flour
  • 6 g fast-action yeast
  • 6 g salt
  • 15 g caster sugar
  • 15 g unsalted butter softened
  • 1 egg yolk (about 22g)
  • 170 ml milk
  • oil use for greasing
  • 15 g semolina or polenta for dusting

Instructions

  • Tip the flour into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle the yeast on one side of the flour and the salt into the other side of the flour. Add the sugar, butter, egg and milk, then mix all the ingredients together to form a soft dough.
  • Turn the mixture out of the bowl onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, or until soft, smooth and stretchy.
  • Like this, just press the dough to feel enough elasticity
  • Lightly grease a large bowl with oil. Place the dough in the oiled bowl, cover with a paper towel or cling film and leave to prove for about one hour, or until doubled in size.
  • Dust the work surface with a mixture of the semolina/polenta and flour. Tip the dough out onto the work surface and rollout to about 2cm thick. Lightly dust two baking trays with half of the semolina or polenta. Using a 9cm straight-sided cutter, cut out eight muffins. You will need to cut out some, then roll the dough again. Place four muffins, evenly spaced apart on each of the dusted baking trays. Dust the remaining semolina or polenta over the top of the muffins.
  • Dust the remaining semolina or polenta over the top of the muffins. Leave to prove for another 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the hot plate or a heavy-based frying pan on the hob to a very low heat. Griddle the muffins for approximately 7 minutes, then flip over and griddle for another 7 minutes on the other side.

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Nutrition

Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 403mg | Potassium: 125mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g

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