A very generous friend spends her summers in Montana. She just returned to the desert and bought back a jar of Wild Huckleberry Preserves for everyone on the church staff. Huckleberries are little known in the Arizona, but they are delicious! That little jar of preserves was calling out for a loaf of English Muffin Bread, fresh and hot from the oven. I had to oblige. This quick yeast bread has the taste and texture of an English muffin, with all the nooks and crannies to hold melted butter.
This is a quick and easy bread – only rises once. English Muffin Bread would be a great one to try if you’re new to bread baking, or if you’re an experienced baker in a hurry! The batter of this no-knead loaf goes straight into the pan, no rolling or shaping involved. Is there anything better than the smell of freshly baked bread? There is a reason that people showing a home for sale will have a bread machine going!
Enjoy!
Lois
Adapted from Allrecipes
PrintEnglish Muffin Bread (also includes metric measurements)
- Category: Bread
Description
A quick yeast bread, it only rises once, in the pan!
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk (475 ml)
- 1 cup water (240 ml)
- 2 tablespoons cornmeal (15 g)
- 6 cups bread flour (820 g)
- 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast (14 g)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (10 g)
- 2 teaspoons salt (10 g)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (2 g)
Instructions
- Heat the milk and water until very warm (125 F/50 C).
- Lightly grease two 8 x 4 inch loaf pans and sprinkle with cornmeal.
- In a large bowl, mix half of the flour with the remaining dry ingredients.
- Add liquid.
- Add remaining flour, a cup at a time.
- Spoon the stiff batter into prepared pans.
- Cover and let rise until almost doubled in size about 45 minutes
- Preheat oven to 400 F/ 200 C.
- Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool.
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
Vicki
I love English muffins so will undoubtedly love this bread! It looks delicious. Have you read http://www.thelumberjackswife.com ? Hilarious stories of huckleberry gathering with her in-laws.
ButterYum
Cool recipe. Did it taste like an English muffin? I’d slather it with huckleberry jam too!
🙂
ButterYum