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I have to thank Tiffany fromThe Gracious Pantry for reminding me to make these again. If you haven’t visited Tiffany’s site – she has lost close to 60 pounds eating clean and is an excellent source of inspiration and recipe ideas that will help you lose weight while eating great.

I wanted to try her recipe, but didn’t have all the ingredients, so I went back to the recipe I made which is from the Culinary Institute of America. Did you know that you don’t bake English Muffins, you just cook them on a griddle? The recipe couldn’t be easier either.

English Muffins

Makes 12 servings

1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 cup water, warmed to 110°F
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cornmeal, or as needed

Oil or solid vegetable shortening, as needed

Place the yeast and warm water in the bowl of a mixer and stir to completely dissolve. Let the yeast proof until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the flour, butter, sugar, and salt to the yeast mixture. Mix ingredients together on low speed using the dough hook until all ingredients are blended, about 2 minutes.

Increase the speed to medium-high and mix until the dough is smooth, another 5 minutes.
Shape the dough into a ball and place it into a lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Fold the dough gently over on itself in three or four places and turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface.

Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Shape into rounds and place on sheet pans that have been heavily dusted with cornmeal. Turn each muffin over to coat both sides with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until slightly risen, about 30 minutes.

Preheat a griddle over medium heat and brush lightly with oil or shortening. Cook the English muffins until lightly brown on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Turn the muffins over and cook until golden brown, another 5 minutes.

Split the English muffins by pulling them apart with a table fork. Toast them just before serving. Serve very hot.

Nutrition analysis per one-ounce serving: 120 calories, 3g protein, 18g carbohydrate, 3.5g fat, 200mg sodium, 5mg cholesterol, less than 1g fiber.

So, the school year for my kids is winding down – which I am so happy about! Having 3 kids in 3 different schools has been exhausting this year. Only one more year of that, then I’ll have 2 in high school and still one in grade school. This summer for me is going to be to move more!

So, I’ve joined my twin sister’s 101 days of Summer challenge. You can still sign up – just think about what goals you’d like to achieve this summer. Click here for the details. Let’s make it a great summer!