Maple Bacon Donut English Muffins
Serves 6
Directions
- 1In a large mixing bowl, combine warm milk, dry active yeast, and granulated sugar (or honey). Stir until combined and let stand 5-10 minutes until foamy.
- 2Add melted butter, vanilla, and maple syrup to the large bowl containing proofed yeast.
- 3In a separate large bowl, combine dry ingredients of all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Stir to combine before adding it to your large mixing bowl containing wet ingredients.
- 4Stir to bring a shaggy dough together.
- 5Add finely chopped crispy bacon to the dough.
- 6Continue to bind the bacon bits into the dough gently with your hands, until a dough ball forms.
- 7Transfer dough ball back into the large mixing bowl that has been lightly drizzled with oil or melted butter.
- 8Cover with a kitchen towel and place in a warm, dry place to rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- 9Divide dough into 6-8 equal pieces.
- 10Roll the dough pieces into balls.
- 11Arrange dough pieces on a lined baking sheet and cover with a kitchen towel to let rise another 30 minutes while your oven preheats.
- 12While waiting for the dough to rise, make the maple icing by adding a little butter to a pan, then real maple syrup, and then powdered sugar.
- 13Place a lightly greased cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- 14Pan-fry each side of the dough ball for 1-2 minutes until a golden brown crust forms. Reduce heat to medium-low if they are cooking too quickly.
- 15Bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes to ensure they are cooked all the way through.
- 16Dip the griddled English muffins into the maple icing.
- 17Top with a piece of crispy bacon.
Ingredients
- 0.75 cup warm milk
- 1 tbsp dry active yeast
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar or maple syrup or honey
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.33 cup maple syrup
- 3.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 0.33 cup brown sugar
- 5 strips crispy, cooked bacon
- butter
- powdered sugar
Equipment
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Tips
- Don't overwork/knead the dough; we want lots of air bubbles to form.
- If bacon isn't your thing, you can leave it out.
- If you make really big, fluffy English muffins, finish them off in the oven.
- Traditionally, cornmeal is used to griddle English muffins, but it was left out since these will be iced.
- Maple bacon donut English muffins make the "meanest" bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich.
- You can divide the dough into 6-8 equal pieces to make English muffins of different sizes.
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