We are running a little low on food over here at the homestead. I haven't been to the grocery store in nearly two weeks. I don't particularly feel like going right now either. So, I've been stretching the food that we do have. I have one more meal written on the dry-erase board, the Radish Pasta. I need to harvest those guys first though. Beyond that I have beans, rice and flour. So, last night I made English Muffins so we would have some breakfast food. It's one of my staple recipes now. They are really pretty easy and really delicious too. It makes a lot, it's easy to freeze and it tastes way better than store bought (plus it just has these 6 ingredients in it!).
4 cups white flour
1 ½ tsp. Salt
1 ½ cup warm milk
½ tsp. Sugar
1 packet or 1 tbsp. Dry active yeast
1 tbsp. Olive oil
Semolina for dusting (optional)
Put sugar and yeast in a small bowl. Heat milk to lukewarm and add ½ cup milk to yeast and sugar. Let yeast proof.
Sift flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Make a well in the center.
Add yeast mixture, remaining milk and oil to flour mixture.
Beat until dough holds it's shape. It will be kinda sticky still though.
Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise for about an hour.
On a well floured surface roll dough to about ½ inch thick. Using a 3” cutter (or the mouth of a mason jar or large glass) cut out little muffins. Place on a floured baking sheet or floured cutting board or whatever works, cover with a towel and let rise for a half hour. Dust with semolina if you have it.
Cook on a griddle over medium heat, about 5-7 min for each side. Let cool and enjoy.
*Side note: I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I needed to find a griddle at a garage sale. Well, I found this one in a free box last weekend! Score!*
Mmmm....breakfast.
Man, that does look easy and yet i'm still intimidated.
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