I started making English Muffin Bread when I was in college. I found the recipe in a newspaper and thought it sounded great. It has turned into a “signature recipe,” according to my family. English Muffin Bread has a craggy, crunchy crust. The scent of the yeast wafts through the entire house when it is baking. It is best served when toasted and topped with butter, honey or homemade jam. This recipe is very easy to make, requires no kneading and the best part is it tastes so good!

Dry Ingredients

• 7 ½ c Flour (May use 3 cups whole wheat flour and 4 ½ c white flour if desired)
• 1 strip yeast (3 packets – either regular rise or quick rise)
• 1 TBSP baking powder
• 3 TBSP sugar
• 2 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

• 3 cups milk (Use whatever you have on hand – whole, 1%, etc., it doesn’t seem to matter)
• ¾ c water

Instructions

1. Prepare two standard sized loaf pans by spraying with non-stick cooking spray and then coating thoroughly on bottom and up the sides with corn meal – either white or yellow.  Set aside.
2. Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  There is no need to sift the dry ingredients but they can be stirred or whisked slightly to incorporate throughout.
3. Heat wet ingredients to very warm (not too hot or you will kill the yeast).
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until all combined.  The resulting dough will be very sticky.   
   • Note:  Depending on weather, you may need to add a little more milk to the dough when combining the wet and dry ingredients.   It just depends on the absorption of the wet ingredients into the flour.  You can just add the milk from the carton at this point, it does not need to be heated. 
5. Divide dough equally into the prepared loaf pans.  Sprinkle generously with more corn meal.
6. Cover with a cotton towel and place in a warm spot to rise to double the size.  This usually takes about 20-30 minutes depending on the type of yeast used. 
7. Bake in a 400 F degree oven for 25 minutes.  Remove from pans immediately and allow to cool on a wire rack.  May be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen.

I hope you enjoy making this English Muffin Bread. Please leave a comment if you made this and let me know your thoughts. Feel free to share the recipe with your family and friends.