English Muffins

Another breakfast favourite for someone in this house - English Muffin Egg Sandwiches! Yum! Here's a recipe for homemade English Muffins (from allrecipes). These are better than store bought, for so many reasons. Enjoy!

English Muffins

• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons plus 1 tsp white sugar
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup melted shortening
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in 2 tbsp sugar, stirring until dissolved. Let cool until lukewarm.
2. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 tsp sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
3. In a large bowl, combine the milk, yeast mixture, shortening and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add salt and rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise until double.
4. Gently punch down dough and roll out to about 1/2 inch thick (try not to handle the dough too much, or you will not have as many nooks and crannies in your muffins). Cut rounds with biscuit cutter, drinking glass, or empty tuna can. Sprinkle waxed paper with cornmeal and set the rounds on this to rise. Dust tops of muffins with cornmeal also. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour.
5. Heat greased griddle. Cook muffins on griddle about 8 minutes on each side on medium heat. ENJOY!