Easy English Muffins for the Bread Machine

Step 1

Heat milk in microwave or on stove until temperature reaches 105-115°F. I melted the butter while heating the milk.

Step 2

Add ingredients according to your bread machine manufacturer's instructions. Most bread machines, the liquid is added first, then the dry and lastly the yeast.

Step 3

Start bread machine on 'Dough only' mode. Mine takes an hour and 20 minutes. While the bread machine does it's magic, prepare the rest of your tools. I have 9 cm or 3" muffin rings. So I can make 6 muffins. if yours are 10 cm you can only make 4 muffins. You need a cast pan or griddle, spatula for flipping.

Step 4

Spray the muffin rings all around with no stick spray. Heat pan. Melt butter. I used medium low setting, so that they did not burn.

Step 5

When dough is done, using a spoon, scoop dough into muffin rings. Cover with a  lid and check them after about 5 minutes. If they are beautifully golden brown, flip to other side. The rings should slide right off at this stage. Turn the heat down to low and bake another 7-10 minutes until golden and a tester poked into the center, comes out clean.

Step 6

Cool on wire rack for a few minutes before splitting. i like to split them with a fork.