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English Muffin Bread

English muffin bread has all the nooks and crannies without all the work. This bread comes together very easily and is just like an English muffin.

English muffin bread with strawberry jam

I have always enjoyed a good English Muffin with strawberry preserves on it for breakfast.  While searching for the perfect English Muffin recipe, I came across this amazing idea of making bread with all those nooks and crannies.  It’s brilliant!  No shaping the dough into perfect, or not so perfect, muffins.

English muffin bread in pan

The recipe makes four loaves of English Muffin Bread, which sounds like a lot until you have tried it.  You may start to wonder why it only makes four loaves!  I will include a scaled down ingredient list for making just one loaf of this delicious bread because I don’t expect you to make four loaves without trying it out first.  This bread is incredibly easy to make and comes together very quickly.

Dough before rising

This bread couldn’t be easier. All you do is mix everything together and divide it up between four loaf pans and let it rise. I have made this with bread flour and all purpose flour and it works well either way. I have also used different types of yeast, like active rise and quick rise. Use whatever you have and make yourself some delicious bread.

slice of bread

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English Muffin Bread

English muffin bread has all the nooks and crannies without all the work. This bread comes together very easily and is just like an English muffin.
4.25 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 4 loaves

Equipment

  • 4 loaf pans (approximately 9 x 5 inches)

Ingredients
  

  • 5 ½ cups warm water, about 95°F
  • 3 packets active dry yeast, 6 ¾ teaspoons
  • 2 Tablespoons salt
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar
  • 11 cups bread flour, all purpose works too

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and grease 4 loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Whisk together water, yeast, salt and sugar.  Stir in the flour until just combined.
  • Divide the dough between the 4 loaf pans.  Cover with a tea towel and allow to rise to the top edge of the pan, about 30-60 minutes.
  • Bake until golden brown, about 35-45 minutes.
  • Cool completely before slicing.

Notes

Ingredients for making one loaf

1 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons warm water
1 teaspoon plus a heaping 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 Tablespoon salt
2 1/4 teaspoons sugar
2 3/4 cups bread flour
Keyword Bread, Muffins

-Recipe adapted from One Good Thing by Jillee