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Carole’s English Muffins

Makes 10 stove-top English Muffins that will keep without refrigeration and are better than the store bought brand names.

1 cup warm water

2 tsp salt

1tbsp dry yeast

1/4 cup veg oil

1 tsp sugar (+ honey if desired)

3 cups flour (up to 1 cup Whole wheat)

Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a large bowl and let stand a few minutes.
Thoroughly combine dry ingredients, mix gradually with water/yeast in large bowl to make a dough.
Roll out dough to about 1/3 inch thickness.
Cut into 2.5" (approx) circles and lay on a surface sprinkled with cornmeal.
Allow to rise to about double ( 2 hours or so)
Bake on a preheated griddle or skillet over medium flame flipping once. Cook until browned on both sides about 5-7 minutes each side.

To serve, split with fork and toast on a buttered griddle. Muffins also make great burger or sandwich buns. One of our favorites is to slather on garlic butter and sandwich a hamburger patty sautéed in garlic oil between the halves.