English Muffins Made Easy

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup non-fat powdered milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast (1 envelope)
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 cup warm water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl combine the powdered milk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, shortening and hot water.
• 2 stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved.
• 3 in another bowl, combine the yeast, 1/3 cup of water and 1/8 teaspoon of sugar. let it sit until the yeast has dissolved and begins to foam.
• 4 add the yeast mixture to the powdered milk mixture.
• 5 add flour and mix thoroughly.
• 6 cover and let rise for 60 minutes.
• 7 preheat griddle to 300 degrees f. grease rings.
• 8 fill the rings about 2/3 of the way and let them cook for about 5 minutes until golden brown. flip them over and cook for about 5 more minutes.
• 9 i can't stress enough, this dough is very gooey. resist the urge to add more flour to make it more like dough you're used to.
• 10 i tend to cook with powdered milk anyway, but i can't see why you couldn't substitute fresh milk. between the two amounts of water, the amount of powder is about right for "regular" milk.