Claire Saffitz Makes Classic English Muffins | Dessert Person
Claire fact: English muffins made at home are fun to make, easy, and look just as good as store-bought but taste way better. Also true: it’s the only recipe in Dessert Person that doesn’t make a trip to the oven! Follow Claire as she walks you through the steps to getting those telltale nooks and crannies in your English muffins and how to make sure they cook all the way through in a skillet or griddle. Whether you like it sweet with jam or savory as the base of a breakfast sandwich, you’ll love the versatility of a freshly cooked English muffin.

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Special Equipment:
Instant-read thermometer, stand mixer, 3 1/2-inch round cutter (optional),
Griddle or large skillet (Preferably cast-iron)

Ingredients:

Classic English Muffins
1 1/2 cups whole milk (12.7 oz / 360g)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 oz / 28g)
2 tablespoons honey (1.5 oz / 43 g)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast (0.11 oz / 3g)
2 3/4 cups bread flour (12.7 oz / 360g)
1/4 cup whole wheat flour (1.2 oz / 35g)
2 teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt (0.21 oz / 6g)
Neautral oil, for the bowl and baking sheet
Cornmeal, for dusting

Video Breakdown:
0:00​​ Start
0:14 Intro to Classic English Muffins
0:28 Dessert Person Intro Animation
0:46 About English Muffins
1:47 Ingredients & Special Equipment
2:26 Scalding The Milk
5:53 Felix & Co. Updates
6:24 Mix The Dough
8:15 Dough's 1st Rise
10:30 Dough's 2nd Rise
12:15 Form & Griddle The Muffins
15:26 Flip The Muffins
17:18 A Maya Sighting
18:00 Top Your English Muffin & Taste
19:05 :)

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