English Muffins

English Muffins

1 cup warm milk

1 TBSP honey
2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp. active dry yeast


* Additions to try: ½ cup raisins + 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 cup finely chopped cranberries + ½ cup chopped pecan, 1 cup blueberries, the options are endless, depending on what flavor you wish to have.

Combine all ingredients together in bread machine in order given, and select the dough setting. 

Once cycle completes, place dough on lightly flour surface and pat into a ¾-inch thick circle.  Dust top lightly with flour.  Using a 3-inch cookie cutter (a drink tumbler works excellent also) cut the dough into circles.  Use scraps to re-pat into more circles.  (Should make 11-12 English muffins)

Preheat oven to 300º.

Heat griddle to medium high.  Brush muffins with melted salted butter on both sides.  Grill muffins until light brown.  (3 minutes per side)

Slide muffins onto cookie sheet.  Bake 300º for 8-10 minutes.  Use fork to poke around the edge of the muffin, toast, butter and eat with your favorite toppings.

© Crackerberries 2014

Holiday Breakfast Sand-Ridge

Don’t you just love holidays? Who doesn’t like an extra day off where you can spend a leisurely morning lounging around in your jammies? Coffee on the porch, maybe a walk and then make a nice breakfast; this one is good for brunch too … late breakfast, early lunch. We enjoyed it after our 5 mile walk on Memorial Day.




3 eggs
4 slices apple-wood smoked bacon
¼ cup miracle whip
1 tsp dry mustard
¼ cup chopped cucumber (remove seeds)
6 fresh basil leaves
2 whole English muffins
Fresh ground black pepper



Place eggs in saucepan covered with water. Bring to a boil and set timer for 6 minutes. Remove 1 egg after 6 minutes, set timer for 4 more minutes. Drain, cover with cold water, and peel all eggs immediately. Chop the ten minute eggs and combine with the cucumber, miracle whip and dry mustard. Set aside.

Cook bacon slices until crisp, drain on paper towels. Wipe skillet with paper towel and toast both sides of English muffins.

Top two of the English muffin halves with basil leaf; divide egg mixture on each half, top each with two slices of bacon and half of the 6 minute egg and final muffin top. Grind fresh black pepper over top and serve.

© Crackerberries 2009