Electric Skillet English Muffins with Ham and Cheese

❤️What's Not to Love About These Homemade English Muffins?

• They make great hot and cold leftovers for breakfast or a protein-packed lunch.
• You can let everyone customize their sandwiches with their favorite condiments. Instead of ham and cheese, try them with peach freezer jam or homemade strawberry compote.
• You can bake them wherever you can take your electric skillet--including on your camping trip.
• English muffins are great for on-the-go because they don't require silverware. Grab a sandwich while you're standing and talking or throw them into your kids’ lunches.
• Using an electric skillet for this breakfast is easy and doesn't seem to heat up your home like an oven would.

🥘Ingredients

• warm milk
• sugar
• active dry yeast
• salt
• butter - melted
• all-purpose flour
• cornmeal or semolina - as needed
• ham and cheese slices - to serve

*Check recipe card for ingredient amounts.

🔪How to Make Them

1. Pour the warm milk into a small bowl. Add the sugar, mix well and then stir in the dry yeast. Let it rest for 10 minutes. It should be foamy.
2. Pour the yeast mixture into a bigger bowl. Add the salt and butter and mix with a wooden spoon.
3. Add the flour and continue mixing with the wooden spoon until the dough starts separating from the sides of the bowl.
4. Knead with clean hands until a soft and smooth ball of dough forms.
5. Grease a different bowl and place the dough in it. Cover with plastic wrap.
6. Let it sit for around 1 hour, or until dough doubles in size.
7. Punch the dough down - it should be moist, but not sticky (adjust with more flour if needed).
8. Dust a clean surface with cornmeal or semolina to help avoid sticking. Roll out the dough until it’s around ½ inch thick.
9. Cut the dough out into circles with a round cookie cutter (around 3 to 4 inches in diameter).
10. Place the circles onto wax paper and sprinkle the tops with cornmeal. Cover with a damp towel and let them rise again for 30 more minutes.
11. Fry in the electric skillet, covered, at 300ºF for about 12 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned. Transfer to a baking rack to cool.
12. To serve, cut in half and add ham, cheese and any desired condiments.

🍽Serving Suggestions

English muffins are flat rolls that look more like biscuits than muffins. People frequently eat them for breakfast with jelly and butter or eggs, cheese and ham. The soft interior and mildly crusty exterior provide the perfect texture for both sweet and savory ingredients.

🌡️Storage

• Eat them within a few days for maximum freshness.
• To store properly, cover your muffins with plastic wrap or place them in an airtight container.
• They can be stored at room temperature for a few days or in the fridge to last longer.
• They can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Store the toppings separately.

♨️Reheating Instructions

Thaw frozen English muffins at room temperature and reheat them in the toaster, oven or directly in the electric skillet to crisp them up again. They can also be quickly reheated in the microwave from frozen.

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