English muffin recipe

I make this recipe with my stand mixer. You can also mix the ingredients by hand, or with a bread machine on the dough setting.

Ingredients:

1.5 cups milk
2 cups white bread flour
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tsp sugar
1.5 tsp salt
1 tbsp butter, softened
1.5 tsp active dry yeast

Warm the milk gently and dissolve the yeast in it. Add the butter. Mix in some flour and allow it to sit for a few minutes, then add the salt, sugar, and the rest of the flour. When you have a good dough (it will take some practice to learn when that happens), cover the bowl and allow it to rise in a warm place for one to two hours, until it has doubled in size.

After it has finished rising, roll it out on a floured surface. Using a cutter (or a cup or bowl) cut out your muffins. Shape the trimmings into more muffins. Dust with cornmeal, semolina, rice flour, or wheat flour, cover, and allow to rise 20 minutes.

Lightly oil a griddle or frying pan. Cook the muffins very slowly, 7 minutes on each side, until they are lightly browned and are almost doubled in size. Viola! Fresh English muffins...