WONDERFUL ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAD
september 25, 2015 585 comments
MY MOM’S WONDERFUL ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAD!
Before I type this post, I must warn you, if you come across several misspellings, it’s because I am attempting to type and eat toast with honey on it at the same time.
My fingers are a bit sticky from “taste-testing” today’s blog post subject. Not that there is any reason for “taste-testing” this particular recipe, because I have been eating it for as long as I can remember.
You, my friends, are in luck today, because I am sharing my My Mom’s Wonderful English Muffin Bread recipe.
I went to see my Mom last Friday and the minute I walked into the house I smelled something divine! Turns out she had navy bean soup in the crockpot (another family favorite!) and English Muffin Bread in the oven! I was immediately transported back to a time when coming home to such smells was almost a daily occurrence as a young girl. My Mom has never had any formal training, but that woman can cook! She has always had a knack for being able to recognize a GOOD recipe when she comes across one and because she has such a BIG HEART and is always sharing good food with people…her recipes often take on legendary status among family, friends and beyond. This is one of those recipes.
My brother Kevin, who actually was the one who put a “bug in my ear” to post this on my blog, said he went to visit with a client the other day (who happened to live next door to my Mom) and all they could talk about was the BREAD she had brought over recently and how they could get the recipe. :-)
So, what’s so special about this recipe? Well, let me tell you.
#1 – IT’S EASY
You will never come across a homemade bread recipe as easy as this. You literally add all the ingredients together at one time, mix, and put in the pans. No need to flour a board, no kneading, no loaf forming, nothing
#2 – IT’S ECONOMICAL
I bought a 5 lb bag of bread flour for about $4.00 and used a little over half the bag. This recipe makes 4 large loaves! You can get a 6 ct. bag of english muffins at the store for around $2.00 and my guesstimate is that you would have to buy about (8) 6 ct. bags to equal the 4 loaves this recipe makes. That’s $16.00 vs. around $3 to $4.00!
#3 – IT’S DELICIOUS!
And as the name implies, it makes THE BEST toast!
Tonight when I was doing my “taste-testing” I couldn’t decide what to put on it because it’s so good with so many things. Jam, honey, cinnamon-sugar. Mmmmm! Can’t wait til I’m done typing this up to go have some more. :-)
So let’s get on it! Here is the recipe…taken from an old mimeographed piece of paper that I have tucked in my old recipe file. I had to take a picture because I think old recipes are so cool! :-)
Ingredients
- English Muffin Bread
- My Mom’s English Muffin Bread
- Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups warm water
- 3 packages RAPID RISE yeast
- 2 Tablespoons salt
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 11 cups flour (I used bread flour, but my Mom always used All-Purpose)
Preparation
Step 1
Mix altogether, then spoon into (4) well greased loaf pans. Let rise in pans until dough reaches the top of the pans, and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown. (My oven runs a little hot so I ended up cooking mine for a total of 35 minutes. Just keep an eye on it. You’re looking for golden brown.) 10 minutes before done, brush with melted butter. Makes 4 loaves. Bread will be moist at first. Allow to COOL COMPLETELY before cutting. Makes terrific toast.