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Bread Machine Whole Wheat English Muffins

Don’t pay high prices for English muffins! Make your own with these easy and healthier Bread Machine English muffins!

One of my favorite things to eat for breakfast is breakfast sandwiches. Something simple, like sausage and cheese on bread or an English muffin. It wasn’t until earlier this year that I realized I could make my own muffins!

I had only bought English muffins when they were on sale, and even then they were like $2.00 for a 6-pack. When I calculated how much it would cost to make my own, my jaw dropped.

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My recipe for these English muffins (shown below) cost a total of $1.19 to make.

This batch makes 15 muffins, so that comes out to 8 cents per muffin. What.

Compare that to a 6-pack that costs around $2.00, or 33 cents per muffin.

That’s crazy! These are all ingredients you may keep in the house anyway, so why not make a cheap and healthy version of a great breakfast food?

How to make bread machine english muffins

The first step is to add the water, milk, egg, oil, honey, salt, flour, and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

Set the bread machine on the “Dough” setting and let it run, about an hour and a half.

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When the dough’s finished, set it on a cutting board, knead it a few times, then roll it out with flour and cut it into circular shapes. I’m fancy and using a tuna can!

Place the muffins on a tray and cover with a towel for about 30 minutes to let them rise.

After the muffins have risen, heat up a griddle (or a regular pan will do) and place a few muffins at a time, cooking a couple minutes on each side until the tops are brown. No cooking spray required, they cook just fine without!

How can you serve these english muffins?

You can toast these in your toaster oven and eat with butter or peanut butter. Or make your own copycat Egg McMuffin!

One of our favorite ways to eat these is with a sausage patty and a slice of cheese. It’s enough to keep us full for hours; and seriously, nothing beats the taste of a homemade English muffin.

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Bread Machine Whole Wheat English Muffins

Bread Machine Whole Wheat English Muffins

Yield: 12-15 muffins
Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
  2. Use the dough setting and let it run for 90 minutes.
  3. When the dough is completed, knead it a few times on a cutting board, then roll it out and cut into about 15 muffins.
  4. Set the muffins on a tray, cover with a towel, and let sit for 30 minutes.
  5. Heat a griddle or pan and cook a few muffins at a time until both sides are brown.

Dorthey

Thursday 28th of March 2024

Can you use just all purpose flour only?

Jaime Bacon

Friday 29th of March 2024

Sure! It should still work out just fine.

Tracie Bonner

Saturday 30th of December 2023

Oh my goodness! This was first sojourn into making English muffins and how easy and delicious! My daughter even said “they really look like English muffins in the store!”. I added 1/2 cup of my sour dough starter and just a bit more flour and it worked beautifully!

Nikki

Saturday 16th of September 2023

Thank you for this recipe! My cutter was a bit smaller so I ended up with 17 muffins. I added some apple pie spice to it (since the 1st day of fall is next week!) and it turned out so good! They were so light and fluffy inside. I added coarse corn meal to the outside before cooking in a cast iron skillet for extra crunch.

Dianne

Tuesday 4th of April 2023

I accidentally did all 3 cups as whole wheat flour and they turned out ok. I did however roll them thinner than I should have. Next time I’ll get it right!

Jill

Monday 11th of September 2023

@Dianne, How do you suggest storing them? I made them today and they came out great!

Anne C

Tuesday 20th of September 2022

Can I use powdered milk or plant based milk?

Jaime

Wednesday 21st of September 2022

I've never used either in this recipe. I'm sure that plant-based milk would do just fine; but you may have to experiment with the liquid if you use the powdered milk!

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