The Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge (Week 12) English Muffins

As much as I like living in the United States, I can't help but sometimes be jealous of other countries.Sure, we have democracy, baseball and Mount Rushmore, but think of the amazing contributions that other nations have brought to American culture.

France sent us French fries and French toast, Belgium sent us Belgian waffles and the UK shares a namesake with English muffins. And the US? Well, we have sausage, egg and cheese sandwiched between two pancakes.

This week, I made English muffins for the Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge and they turned out so well, I made a second batch and swapped half the flour for whole wheat to make them a little bit more nutritious.

The best part about an English muffins is how versatile they are. Most of us think of of the English muffin as a sidekick for eggs with a diner breakfast. Aside from eating them plain, with a liberal dollop of fig jam, like I did last Saturday morning, here are a few ways you can also enjoy an English muffin, homemade or otherwise:

• Make English muffins pizzas: spread a little tomato sauce on each muffin half. Top with your favorite vegetables and a sprinkling of part-skim mozzarella cheese to take the edge off your pizza craving without eating your daily calories in one sitting!
• Swap out your hamburger bun: give the fluffy white rolls a break and serve your favorite hamburgers (or feta-stuffed turkey burgers) on a toasted, whole-wheat English muffin.
• Build a Better Breakfast sandwich: with two egg whites,low-fat cheese,a few pieces of spinach and a slice or two of bacon, you can take breakfast to-go for a balanced meal easy to eat during your commute.

What's your favorite way to eat English muffins?

Comments

[Daryl]

I like them burnt to a crisp with lots of butter!!!

[Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella]

They look great! :) I love them as the choice for an eggs benedict. Whenever I think of English muffins I always go into a dreamlike state thinking of wonderful eggs benedicts of past meals :)

[VeggieGirl]

Classic!!

[kat]

We love them just smeared with good butter but my husband also eats them as these weird egg salad pizza things.

[brandi]

i love english muffin bfast sandwiches and pizzas! so good.

and just toasted with butter...can't really be beat.

or nutella! yum.

[Bridgett]

Looks delicious!

[Erin]

These look great! And I love an english muffin on breakfast sandwiches! These would be a great way to sandwich the chicken sausage breakfast patties I recently added to my blog.

[Christina]

I love eating English muffins as dessert - toasted and warm with peanut butter and chocolate or butterscotch chips! It's a good combo :)

[elra]

Wow, looks really professional. I never made English muffins, sound pretty tempting!

[Andrew]

I am over 30 is is still OK for me read your blog?

...and don't forget America is behind the apple pie, the chocolate cookie and the doughnut. Although maybe those aren't pastries.

[Melissa]

toasted with butter. so good!

2nd favorite is an egg sandwich with pepper jelly.

Your english muffins look so awesome. how were they to make? easy? hard? worth it?

[thatShortChick]

wow you are ambitious...I can't believe you baked english muffins!! I've always heard that they're difficult to make.

I like my english muffins, lightly toasted with jam or peanut butter - yummy.

[Sues]

Those look absolutely perfect!! What I like on English muffins totallyyy depends on my mood. Sometimes peanut butter, sometimes jelly, sometimes butter, sometimes eggs, sometimes cheese... you get the point :)

[Amber]

Wow, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then great job! I've never had a homemade English muffin.

[leslie]

english muffins have to be one of my favorite breakfast breads!

[Sarah Caron]

Oh. My. Goodness. You made English muffins?? I am in awe.

I love mine with an ounce of Cambozola cheese, a poached egg and a dollop of tomato jam. MMMM!