Microwave English Muffin Bread
By Addie
"A recipe for delicate English muffin bread that's baked in your microwave! You might also try adding about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of raisins to a batch. Since this loaf is "baked" in the microwave, there's no browning. I shot a picture of the actual loaf, but since it was deathly white, the picture was unappealing. So I decided to slice and toast it."
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees)
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm milk
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Details
Preparation
Step 1
1. Lightly grease a microwave-safe 9x5 inch loaf pan; sprinkle pan with cornmeal.
2. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, sugar, salt, soda and whole wheat flour; beat well. Beat in all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a soft dough is formed. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead for about 5 minutes, or until smooth. Form into a loaf, and place into the prepared pan.
3. Place in microwave oven uncovered, at 50 percent power, for 1 minute. Let rest for 10 minutes. Repeat 1 or 2 times until loaf has doubled in size. (This recipe was made in a 650 watt microwave oven.)
4. Microwave on high for 4 to 6 minutes, until top is no longer moist. Let stand for 5 minutes in pan. Remove and cool on a rack.
5. Toast slices and top with butter and jelly! Yum!
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REVIEWS
Well, I have to say, I am so pleasantly surprised by this bread. It was so easy, relatively healthy (I used skim milk) and delicious to boot! I did 3 cycles, one on 50%, one on 40%, last on 50% in a 1000 watt overn. I did let it rest 10 minutes between those nukes. Then I let it bake for 6 minutes at 100% and it came out so nice. Slices very nicely and toasted up perfect. Thank you for this great recipe, I had no idea you could bake bread in the microwave. Can't wait to try this in the summer when you don't want to heat up the oven but would like a good loaf of homemade bread. Thanks again!
Really good, coming from a microwave. You will need to watch/check it carefully if you have a 1000 Watt microwave.
This bread was SO easy to make and it turned out great. Never knew I could make such tasty bread in the microwave.
Excellent bread from a microwave oven. I used 1 teaspoon of the "instant" yeast that can be added to the dry ingredients. Thank you for posting this recipe.
My wife has made this recipe for years. It is always in our fridge. It makes the BEST garlic bread, French toast, grilled sandwiches, croutons, or just toast and jelly/peanut butter. It's also great with ham/egg/mock Hollandaise - easy Eggs Benedict.
Thomas's English muffins - move over! This is so simple and the results are great. I have an 1100 watt microwave, so I had to adjust the time and power levels a bit. I settled on 1 minute at 30% for the rise and 2 minutes at 70% followed by 3 minutes at 60%. This gave me the cooked top and nice moist bread, but I do think I will add 30-45 seconds to the 60% time.
Well, I have to say, I am so pleasantly surprised by this bread. It was so easy, relatively healthy (I used skim milk) and delicious to boot! I did 3 cycles, one on 50%, one on 40%, last on 50% in a 1000 watt oven. I did let it rest 10 minutes between those nukes. Then I let it bake for 6 minutes at 100% and it came out so nice. Slices very nicely and toasted up perfect. Thank you for this great recipe, I had no idea you could bake bread in the microwave. Can't wait to try this in the summer when you don't want to heat up the oven but would like a good loaf of homemade bread.
I use this recipe every year in my microwave cooking unit at school. Hard to believe you can make a yeast bread in the microwave. Toasting this bread is a must!!!--it does not have great flavor without the toasting process.
This recipe is so fun and easy. My family loved it. I will definitely make this again. Best when sliced and toasted.
Homemade English muffin bread in less than an hour! Fantastic. We like it toasted with butter. Will be a weekly recipe here.
Not great for using as regular bread but delicious toasted. I could see making a loaf once a week and bringing it everyday to work for breakfast. Very interesting recipe - it worked perfectly.
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