I had not made English Muffins in quite some time, so I opened up a recipe from the last time I baked them and modified it with what I had on hand. I ran out of Greek Yogurt so I substituted some Buttermilk and probably added a little bit too much in the process. The dough was a little wetter than it should have been, but in the end the flavor was amazing. The addition of the freshly ground Spelt and Durum flours along with the onions and cheese made this one of my favorite English Muffin bakes to date.
I used the biggest cutter I had and once these bad boys hit the cooker they puffed up like nobodies business! I ended up with some Super Sized muffins, but boy are they tasty. Perfect with some butter or cream cheese or as a bun for a cheese burger.
The addition of the buttermilk just served to make the flavor of these even better and highly recommend you give these a try.
FORMULA
You can download the BreadStorm formula here:
Directions
Mix flour, starter, water, buttermilk, onions and yogurt in your mixing bowl and mix for 1-2 minutes to combine.
Cover the bowl and let it sit out at room temperature overnight or for at least 9-10 hours.
The next morning add the rest of the ingredients and mix for a minute. Knead the dough either with your mixer or by hand for around 4 minutes, adding additional flour if necessary. Next roll out the dough to about 3/4" thickness on your work surface. You will have to put some bench flour on the work surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Using 4" biscuit cutter or can, cut the muffins out and place on a pan lined with parchment paper dusted with corn meal or semolina flour. You should end up with 10-12 muffins. If necessary you can combine the scraps and roll out again but you may need to let it rest before rolling.
Cover the muffins with a clean misted or floured towel and let rest for 1 hour at room temperature.
Heat your griddle or heavy skillet to medium or around 350 degrees and when ready to cook spray some cooking spray on the cooking surface before placing the English Muffins in the pan.
Cover the pan to create some steam and let cook for around 5 minutes or until the bottoms are nice and brown. Flip and cook another 5 minutes and remove to a baking rack to cool.
- Lexi and Max--waiting for their English Muffins
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Lexi and Max are playing it up perfectly! It's what I refer to as 'you're sooooo cute!', which gets my Tillie rolling and stretching for ear scratches and tummy rubs. I have no doubt these two got some English muffins and shared a wink between themselves at their success!
Your muffins look wonderful - I love using yogurt or buttermilk in them, too. And the golden color from the durum and cheese - yum. I'm gonna put these on my list to make next weekend. Thanks, Ian!
Cathy
Thanks Cathy. I hope you get a chance to give them a try. I only have a few left in the freezer so I need to make another batch soon.
Max and Lexi and the 5 kitty cats say hi to your Tillie and look forward to reading about your next bake!
Regards,
Ian
You got me at "grande size". I'm sure they tasted wonderful.
I'm a fan of buttermilk, but i've only ever used it in cakes and muffins etc. I'm yet to use it in a bread type bake. I guess i've been hesitant to add acidic ingredients to a loaf that already has an acidic starter in it. Does it add to the tanginess or does it just make the crumb softer and more tender like it does for a cake?
But to be honest, i think Lexi and Mas stole the show a little on this one, they are just adorable :)
Nice post Ian
Happy baking
Thanks Ru.
Buttermilk will add an extra tang as well as make the crumb a little softer. Give it a try when you get a chance and let me know what you think.
Max and Lexi certainly know how to ham it up for the camera. When I bring them to the dog park, Max immediately runs over to his human friends and begs for a belly rub.
I hope you get a chance to try some English Muffins in the near future. They are worth the effort.
Regards,
ian
then you know that I love toast. Before I had easy access to really good bread, and even then, English Muffins (had to be Thomas' in my Mother's refrigerator) were a morning staple. The description is great. We hardly ever use buttermilk, but discovered that it is a great way to coat food for the bread crumbs for Southern Fried Chicken. Probably something about both the thickness and the acidity.
Dogs! What can I say? When we see someone walking a dog, we hardly ever look at the person, but frequently comment to each other on the furry beast.
Thomas' was a staple in my house growing up a well. My wife still buys them sometimes and I marvel how they stay "fresh" for months at a time. This last bake tastes better than any store bought ones for sure. The buttermilk really put these over the top.
We are the same way about the dogs as well. Sometimes I even think I'm seeing a dog in a car when it's just someone with curly hair :).
Happy Baking.
Ian
Apologies in advance for hijacking the thread for this post. No control.
Getting carried away here - Our final three years of living in the great NW we escaped winter by going to Buenos Aires, and I'd write a long weekly note back home to friends about our experiences. This was (a small part) of one of them...
Some guys eye the chicks, some gals check out the hunks. In Argentina, with that esthetically pleasing mix from the gene pool, there’s an awful lot to look at. People here, on average, are just better looking to these Western eyes than elsewhere. We, on the other hand have a keen eye out for something every bit as pleasing to us. Dogs. We are currently resisting finding a shrink to cure us of this affliction. What can we say? We love dogs. Not all of them, or course. That would be sick! This one is too furry, that one has body parts or a head size out of proportion, that other one’s too goofy or floppy looking… No, we have our eyes out for those certain some that seem to have features in common with our little furry one back at home. There’s a lot of wiggle room, both literally as well as figuratively, to what we find attractive. But when we find the right one, look out Cleveland.
I just don’t want my obituary to one day read “…was run over by a vehicle that had no time to react to the distracted pedestrian’s path. Eyewitnesses corroborated that Mr. Alfanso was preoccupied while ogling a handsome dog, tied up to the café table, where its owners were sipping café con leche, and reading the newspaper. He errantly set foot into the crosswalk, apparently paying no attention to the onrush of traffic bearing down on him. This is now the fourth time this year that a foreigner has succumbed to this erratic behavior. Reporting the recent spike in dog-knappings, particularly cute and cuddly dogs, by such foreigners has vexed the city police, who now state that there may be just cause to tie the two series of incidents together“
Just let me know when you are traveling back to NY so I can lock mine up! I can certainly sympathize with your dog obsession. I wish we could take our everywhere we go and I have to say the best part of my day is coming home to the doggies....and kitties too of course :).
to the Muffin Man . I wa reading in the paper that the pound says black dogs are the last ones to be adopted for some reason. Yours are too cute for sure and they deserve a muffin or on for each of them.
Alan is right that it isn't fried chicken without soaking the chicken in buttermilk overnight and it isn't close to anything Southern without it!
I cant remember the last time we made EM's around here but next time they will be Ian's Buttermilk version or something close to it.
These would be good with a pile of Southern Sausage Gravy on them too - not made with buttermilk since it breaks but creme fraiche works great Lucy sends her best to the 2 cuties and the 5 furry ones.
Happy baking Ian
Okay...now I need some buttermilk fried chicken! I agree the sausage gravy sounds about right to go with these as well. I hope you give these a try or something close at least!
I never understand why they say black dogs are the last to be adoptable. I wouldn't trade my 2 for any others no matter what the color! I would prefer if Max would stop digging holes to China in my backyard. I spent all day last weekend trying to prepare the lawn to regrow grass in my backyard. I think Max just thought I loosened the dirt to make it easier for him to dig :).
Good luck to your Cardinals today and Happy Baking to Lucy from her East Coast barking buddies!
Ian: I don't think those could have come out any better. I am hungry looking at those beauties! The dogs are the cutest as well. Thanks for sharing and all the best, Phyllis
Thanks Phyllis. Glad you liked them.
Happy Baking.
Ian