Using the same dough batch from the refrigerator, you can also make English muffins with ease! Matter of fact, you can even cook them up in a frying pan! The key to having a nook and cranny interior is using a fork to split them open – no knives! I like the little lifting fork from the BabyCakes maker ’cause it’s nice and long.
Pull off a small piece of dough, roughly the size of a peach, pulling it over and under a few times until it’s nice and pliable, then form into a ball and slightly flatten. Sounds more complicated than it is. Make sure the board is lightly dusted so they don’t stick. Let rest for about 15 minutes (or a couple of Candy Crush marathons…whatever timing method works for you).
Fry the flattened disks in butter over a low flame, preferably in a cast iron skillet. Flip ’em before they turn black. I let them cool on a wire rack. Any leftovers can be placed in a zip lock when cool.
Do you think these could be baked?
I’ve wondered about that myself. I don’t know that you’d get the same surface by baking, but give it a shot and me know. Since you have to wait for them to rise anyway, might as well heat up the oven. Make more than you’ll need because they are wonderful split and toasted when you’re in a hurry.
I would prefer to save the fat calories for what I would
slather on the inside.