English Muffins
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 1/4 cups(300 mL)warm whole milk | stir, stand 10 min | beat to a soft dough | cover, rise until doubled | roll 1/2 in, cut eight rounds, proof 45 min | griddle over low heat 7 min a side |
| 1 Tbs(12 g)granulated sugar | |||||
| 2 1/4 tsp(7 g)instant yeast | |||||
| 3 1/4 cups(440 g)bread flour | |||||
| 1 1/2 tsp(9 g)table salt | |||||
| 2 Tbs(28 g)softened unsalted butter | |||||
| 3 Tbscornmeal | |||||
| 1 Tbs(15 mL)vegetable oil | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.9 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1stir, stand 10 min
2beat to a soft dough
goes in with what step 1 made
4roll 1/2 in, cut eight rounds, proof 45 min
goes in with what step 3 made
5griddle over low heat 7 min a side
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 2 hr 32 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 7 minof the steps that give a time
One of the 5 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 7 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 3 hr.
stir, stand 10 min
10 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
beat to a soft dough
not timed10 min in
cover, rise until doubled
1 hr 30 minwalk away(read off the step)10 min in
roll 1/2 in, cut eight rounds, proof 45 min
45 minwalk away(read off the step)1 hr 40 min in
griddle over low heat 7 min a side
7 minneeds you(assumed)2 hr 25 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need griddle
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: English Muffins
>> category: Breads
>> tags: bread, breakfast, griddle, milk, yeast
>> counters: Diner, Bakery
>> pairs-with: hollandaise
>> servings: 8
>> time: 3 hr
>> step.1: stir, stand 10 min
>> step.2: beat to a soft dough
>> step.3: cover, rise until doubled
>> step.4: roll 1/2 in, cut eight rounds, proof 45 min
>> step.5: griddle over low heat 7 min a side
Stir @warm whole milk{1 1/4%cup}(300 mL) with @granulated sugar{1%Tbs}(12 g) and @instant yeast{2 1/4%tsp}(7 g), then let stand ~{10%min}.
Beat @bread flour{3 1/4%cup}(440 g), @table salt{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g), and @softened unsalted butter{2%Tbs}(28 g) into @&(~1)yeast mixture{}.
Cover @&(~1)dough{} and rise until doubled, ~{1 1/2%hours}.
Roll @&(~1)dough{} 1/2 in thick, cut eight rounds, dust with @cornmeal{3%Tbs}, then proof ~{45%min}.
Cook @&(~1)muffins{} on a #griddle{} filmed with @vegetable oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL) for ~{7%min} a side.