English Muffins

Alright...
First of all: these are NOT my own recipe.
Second of all: these are NOT weight watcher's.
I've never made home made english muffins before but since I was still too sick to get back to zumba tonight I decided to give it a try! I made a breakfast-for-dinner type thing. I pulled this recipe off the internet. Just thought I'd share it with you!

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/english-muffins/Detail.aspx

You will need:
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1/4 cup melted shortening (I don't actually have shortening in my house so I used butter)
6 cups all-purpose flour (I did 1/2 white and 1/2 whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon salt

I know these directions are boring. But hello- I didn't write this! But I followed these recipes exactly except for one thing. I cooked my muffins on med-low for 7 mins on each side. I think that 10 mins seemed to be a little too much. So keep an eye on them around that time!


Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the milk, yeast mixture, shortening and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add salt and rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise.
Punch down. Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut rounds with biscuit cutter, drinking glass, or empty tuna can. Sprinkle waxed paper with cornmeal and set the rounds on this to rise. Dust tops of muffins with cornmeal also. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour.
Heat greased griddle. Cook muffins on griddle about 10 minutes on each side on medium heat. Keep baked muffins in a warm oven until all have been cooked. Allow to cool and place in plastic bags for storage. To use, split and toast. Great with orange butter, or cream cheese and jam.

SO GOOD!! I'm glad (and I think Ron might be more glad!!) that I gave them a try! Guess I know what we're having for breakfast tomorrow!! We also have leftover frittata that I made to go with it! Yay!!