Infrared Oven-Baked English Muffin Bread

CategoryDifficultyBeginner
Yields1 Serving
Cook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr
 1 cup milk
 3 tbsp butter
 1 egg
 ½ tsp salt
 2 tsp sugar
 3 cups all-purpose flour
 1 ½ tsp dry yeast
 ¼ cup cornmeal
1

In a small saucepan, heat the milk until warm, should be about 125° F.

2

In a large bowl, stir the flour, warm milk, salt, sugar, and yeast with a spoon or using an electric mixer with a hook attachment, until the dough is moist with no dry pockets.

3

Sprinkle some corn meal over your work area. Take the dough out of the bowl and place it above the corn meal.

4

Using your hands, pat the dough to make it 1/2 inch thick.

5

Turn the dough to make sure each side gets lightly coated with cornmeal.

6

Cut the dough into 8 to 10 equal rounds, you can use a round cookie cutter.

7

Using a cling wrap, cover the rounds and let them rise for 20 to 30 minutes, or until they almost doubled in size.

8

Preheat your oven for 350° F.

9

Prepare a cooking or baking pan.

10

Once the dough has risen, place the rounds on the pan.

11

Place the pan on a rack like these ones. Set the timer of your infrared oven for 8 minutes.

12

Once done, split the muffins with a fork or knife and serve warm.

Ingredients

 1 cup milk
 3 tbsp butter
 1 egg
 ½ tsp salt
 2 tsp sugar
 3 cups all-purpose flour
 1 ½ tsp dry yeast
 ¼ cup cornmeal

Directions

1

In a small saucepan, heat the milk until warm, should be about 125° F.

2

In a large bowl, stir the flour, warm milk, salt, sugar, and yeast with a spoon or using an electric mixer with a hook attachment, until the dough is moist with no dry pockets.

3

Sprinkle some corn meal over your work area. Take the dough out of the bowl and place it above the corn meal.

4

Using your hands, pat the dough to make it 1/2 inch thick.

5

Turn the dough to make sure each side gets lightly coated with cornmeal.

6

Cut the dough into 8 to 10 equal rounds, you can use a round cookie cutter.

7

Using a cling wrap, cover the rounds and let them rise for 20 to 30 minutes, or until they almost doubled in size.

8

Preheat your oven for 350° F.

9

Prepare a cooking or baking pan.

10

Once the dough has risen, place the rounds on the pan.

11

Place the pan on a rack like these ones. Set the timer of your infrared oven for 8 minutes.

12

Once done, split the muffins with a fork or knife and serve warm.

Infrared Oven-Baked English Muffin Bread