When we visited Charlotte, at her mom’s house, in Washington, D.C., D. remembered his obsession fondness for English Muffins. It had been at least 3 years since he’d had any (and we didn’t buy them very often in California), so he indulged in them as often as possible when we were visiting. Since being back in Glasgow, however, we’ve cut way down on our bread obsession, trying to get rid of some of the pounds we’ve added since we’ve gotten here.
Today, though, after much contemplation, we made English Muffins.
We followed the recipe over at The Fresh Loaf, except that we ended up using Agave Nectar instead of honey, and 5.5 cups of flour instead of the 4 in the recipe. This was the first try – next time we’ll really skimp on the flour, and not worry that the “dough” is more like a batter than anything resembling a bread dough.
They’re absolutely fabulous! More chewy than the stuff you buy in the store (which we now think are pretty stale), these have body, and flavor, and are just … well, way better than those empty, white things you get everywhere else. Also? They’re really easy to make!
If you can make pancakes, you can make these. Actually, if you have trouble making pancakes, you can make these, because the cornmeal makes these so easy to flip it’s not even funny.
-D&T
I think it’s really cool to be able to make your own English muffins. Cool and cheaper. 😉
Paz
oh divine! When it cools off here, I will make these.
I must try these! They look delicious and I think that’s cool that you used Agave Nectar.
We are SO enjoying them! We’ve eaten a whole 5 so far, between us. We’re trying to make them last through the week. We started off with 14, though, so … we’ll make it!
More next weekend, I think.
It’s funny, having bread around again.
Mmm…bread. Especially English muffins. Haven’t made them before, either, but like the sound of the chewiness in yours. Maybe a baking project this week.
I told C about this and he just looked at me and asked when I was going to make them. I told he had would have to go to the market to obtain the ingredients. That squashed it for awhile. As with all the wonderful stuff you make, this will have to go on my list of “must try”. You describe them wonderfully! Now if I can stay off the motorbike long enough, and motivate myself, I might get these made soon!