English Muffins

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: The Muffin Man

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (58)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
12 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
8 to 10 muffins

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 12 min
Total:: 57 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon shortening
1 cup hot water
1 envelope dry yeast
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup warm water
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
Non-stick vegetable spray
Special equipment: electric griddle, 3-inch metal rings, see Cook's Note*

Directions

In a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, shortening, and hot water, stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Let cool. In a separate bowl combine the yeast and 1/8 teaspoon of sugar in 1/3 cup of warm water and rest until yeast has dissolved. Add this to the dry milk mixture. Add the sifted flour and beat thoroughly with wooden spoon. Cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm spot for 30 minutes.

Preheat the griddle to 300 degrees F.

Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt to mixture and beat thoroughly. Place metal rings onto the griddle and coat lightly with vegetable spray. Using #20 ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops into each ring and cover with a pot lid or cookie sheet and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the lid and flip rings using tongs. Cover with the lid and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, remove rings and cool. Split with fork and serve.

*Cook's Note: Small tuna cans with tops and bottoms removed work well for metal rings.

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Lynda Chandler, AZ 10-25-2009
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:-)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Fabulous!! I made a batch tonight and cannot believe how fantastic these things are! We couldn't find any tuna cans that had... A bottom that we could remove with a can opener so i took strips from a box of bisquick and wrapped them in tin foil, stapled them into a circle shape and went from there... these were the best english muffins we have ever had! Thanks Alton!!Read more
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Jennifer Hartland, WI 10-06-2009
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these and they were great! My father-in-law made my own "tuna cans". They turned out great and tasted good to. But... next time I will sprinkle some corn meal on both sides to give it that extra crunch. My father-in-law wants the recipe. I will probable never buy store bought again. These are to easy to make. I wish Alton would come out with a cookbook.Read more
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Paula Bend, OR 09-17-2009
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Amazing and so Easy. Used bean can for baking ring/
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks to seeing the episdoe of making english muffins I decided to try it. I love to make and try new things and had never... thought of these. This is the best and easiest recipe I have ever made, on my third time of making these and once again they turned out wonderful. My biggest issue was the rings to "bake" them in. Unable to find them locally and not wanting to spend several dollars per ring, I decided to experiement. I used a tall Bushs beans can, had my husband cut off each end of it at one and one half inches each. Once we did this I smooth down the rough side as not to cut my hand on it. This has worked out perfect. It is just the right width and also the 1.5 inches is the perfect height for the baking. I do two at a time on my electric grill and cover them with a cake pan. When we eat canned beans again I will have my husband cut two more rings. By using both ends of the can you get one smooth surface for your ring. Talk about recycling at its best. We live in a small town at high elevation and I did not adjust the recipe at all it has not been an issue. For info the bean can ring has made perfect formed muffins each and every time.Read more
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alex graham, WA 09-13-2009
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use wide mouth mason jar lids for molds , we added cinnamon & raisins too. yum
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we used cooking oil sprayed the inside of wide mouth mason jar ring lids , this worked wonderfully , and used semolina flour... to dust the inside of the jar lid (after the spray)then used a regular cheap icecream scooper of batter into the rings top and bottom , which gave it the authentic gritty crust. we also added cinnamon and raisins ....mmmmmm these were wonderful , we made a double batch. my kids like the cinnamon raisin ones best with marmalade and a cup of milky sweet vanilla chai tea. thanks alton brown ....yummm !!!!!Read more
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Ashley Hamilton, IN 09-11-2009
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Best I've had
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The muffins turned out tasting great but looking terrible. This isn't so much a fault of the recipe, but the tools I had to... use for it. I took the advice of a few other reviewers and tried making my own muffin molds using tin foil and paper clips. This would have worked well for me except for when it came time to flip them. Despite the messy results I plan to make again, they are simply delicious.Read more
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bonnie mentor, OH 09-08-2009
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what to substite? haven't tried them yet
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

since I don't have dry milk, how can I substite regular milk?