*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Handmade English Muffins

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Serving Size  : 18   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Breads                           Muffins

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       c            Milk
   1       tb           Sugar
   1 1/2   ts           Salt
     1/4   c            Vegetable oil
     1/2   c            Water -- lukewarm
   1       ts           Sugar
   1       tb           Yeast
   1                    Egg (optional)
   4       c            All-purpose flour, WW or both
                        Corn meal

  Scald the milk stir in 1 tb of sugar, the salt, and the vegetable
  oil. Pour into a large bowl and let stand until room temperature.
  Sprinkle 1 ts of sugar and the yeast into the water, let stand
  10 minutes. Stir the yeast, then pour into the lukewarm milk
  mixture. Beat in egg and two cups flour until smooth. Cover bowl
  and let rise until doubled and bubbly (about 1 hour 15 minutes).
  Stir down the bubbles and add the other 2 cups of flour. Knead on a
  floured surface (adding more flour as needed). Let rise again until
  doubled. Sprinkle corn meal on your kneading surface. Roll dough to
  about 1/2" thick. Sprinkle corn meal on top. Use a cup or a biscuit
  cutter to cut into rounds. Cover and let rise again until doubles.
  Heat an electric skillet to medium (I used 300 F). Spray with Pam
  (or otherwise lightly grease). Place muffin on hot surface, cover
  the pan. Cook on one side 3-8 minutes until brown. Flip then brown
  the other side.
  
  Yield: 18-20
 

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