English Muffins with Martha
Posted by in FoodI’ve never even considered making my own English muffins. I’ve never even seen a recipe for them. So when I came across Martha’s recipe in June Martha Stewart Living, I thought, “I’ve got to try this!” Multigrain English Muffins have all sorts of great ingredients, like whole wheat flour, rolled oats, wheat germ and flaxseed. I love whole grains.
I mixed up the dough and let it rise. It didn’t rise very much and I don’t know why – my water was the right temp, my yeast was not expired and it did proof well. A complete mystery.
I kneaded it and then cut out the muffins. The recipe says to make them 3 inches. That seemed really small to me, so I went with a bigger size – about 4 1/2 inches.
![Engmuff2 kneading](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/engmuff2.jpg?w=300)
kneading
Then I let them rise again. Again, there was almost no change with the rising. The interesting thing about this recipe is you don’t bake them. You cook them on a griddle. That was sort of fun and a really different technique to try. They cooked well and turned lightly brown and looked good, except for the fact that they were really, really thin.
![engmuff5 Nicely browned](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/engmuff5.jpg?w=300)
Nicely browned
Cutting these in half to toast them was a challenge. It was almost impossible to slice them, but I did manage. There were not really any nooks and crannies to speak of once it was opened. They toasted well and tasted pretty good. I don’t think I’ll be making these again – I’m pretty happy with Thomas’s multigrain English muffins! Much less work with a better final product.
![engmuff6 toasted and buttered](https://puttingitallonthetable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/engmuff6.jpg?w=300)
toasted and buttered
I’ve never even considered making my own English muffins. I’ve never even seen a recipe for them. So when I came across Martha’s recipe in June Martha Stewart Living, I thought, “I’ve got to try this!” Multigrain English Muffins have all sorts of great ingredients, like whole wheat flour, rolled oats, wheat germ and flaxseed. … Read more