Bread Muffins or English Muffins
Create delicious bread muffins cooking either on the hob or in the oven. The bread muffins are ideal for breakfast or brunch. When using a griddle or pan, rings are not required. A digital thermometer will help you check they are cooked through. When baking in an oven, oven rings are suggested, but the recipe will work without. Half way through baking in the oven, the muffins are turned over and a baking pan put on top to flatten.
Equipment
- Griddle or pancake skillet (if baking on the stove)
- Muffin rings / rolled tart rings 10 cm (if baking in the oven)
- 2 baking trays
- Baking parchment or silicon sheet
- Palette knife to turn the muffins on the griddle
- Pastry brush for oiling the griddle
Ingredients
- 300 grams white bread flour
- 210 millilitres milk at room temperature
- 15 grams butter salted or unsalted
- 5 grams salt
- 7 grams Dried Yeast or 10 gr fresh yeast
- Oil for griddle if using
- Semolina or ground rice for dusting
Instructions
- Weigh out the flour and rub in the yeast (if fresh), butter and salt. Add dried yeast if using and mix.
- Add the milk and mix to a stiff dough. Either knead for 10 minutes or use a stand mixer. Dough should ideally be between 24°C and 26°C /78°F
- Leave at room temperature for an hour covered with a lid or tea towel.
- Divide into 90 gr pieces and shape into rounds. Flatten slightly and sprinkle top and bottom with semolina. At this point you can cover with plastic film and put in the fridge overnight. Or allow to prove for 45 minutes.
Cooking on the griddle or in a pan
- Preheat your griddle, pancake pan or frying pan. When heated carefully add a little bit of oil using a pastry brush. Lower the heat to medium or gas to half strength
- Sprinkle a little semolina or extra flour over the muffins
- Depending on the size of your pan you will be able to cook 2 to 4 at a time. Allow to bake for 2 minutes, then turn over.
- Cook for a further 2 minutes and turn again. Continue turning regularly until the internal temperature has reached 95°C and they will be ready for serving.
Cooking in the Oven
- Pre-heat your oven to 200°C.
- Grease the baking rings with butter or cake release spray and place over the muffins.
- Dust the tops of your muffins with a little semolina
- Bake for 8 minutes, take out of the oven and flip over. The easiest way to do this is to put the second baking sheet on top of the first and invert the whole lot. Leave the baking tray on top and bake for a further 5 minutes. Remove tray and bake a further 5 minutes until well coloured and risen. Check internal temperature has reached 95°C
Notes
Bread muffins are best eaten warm but also toast nicely.
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