# Fluffy English Muffins

This recipe creates fluffy English muffins with a pillowy inside and crunchy outside, featuring a tangy flavor from buttermilk.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 95 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 60 g water
- 6 g yeast
- 15 g honey
- 315 g buttermilk
- 43 g melted butter
- 312 g all purpose flour
- 120 g bread flour
- 12 g salt
- olive oil
- cornmeal

## Instructions

1. Start with warm water.
2. Add honey to the water.
3. Combine the honey and water.
4. Add yeast to the honey and water mixture and let it bloom for 5 minutes.
5. Add buttermilk.
6. Add melted butter.
7. Add all-purpose flour.
8. Add bread flour for a chewier muffin.
9. Add salt.
10. Fully combine all ingredients until a dough forms.
11. Grease a second bowl with olive oil.
12. Place the dough into the greased bowl.
13. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for at least 1 hour.
14. Flour your work surface because the dough will be sticky.
15. Turn the dough out onto the floured surface and gently shape into a square.
16. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.
17. Tuck all the corners of each dough piece inwards.
18. Form each piece into a little dough ball.
19. Cover the dough balls and let them rest for another 30 minutes.
20. Preheat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat for a few minutes and preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
21. Dunk each side of the muffin dough into cornmeal.
22. Place the cornmeal-dusted dough balls on your cast iron skillet.
23. Fry each side of the English muffins for about four to five minutes.
24. Pop the muffins into the oven for five minutes to ensure the inside is cooked.
25. Let cool slightly and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- kitchen scale
- dough whisk
- cast iron skillet
- oven

## Tips

- Do not knead the dough.
- Use extra flour when necessary when handling the sticky dough.
- Bake in the oven until internal temperature reaches 190-200F.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-08-24

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